The EU’s disputed system of geographical indications is taking over the planet (2017)

Re:The EU’s disputed system of geographical indications is t... by bcrosby95 on Sunday June 27, 2021 @01:27PM (#27653382)

Note that Cheddar isn't protected, but "West Country Farmhouse Cheddar" is.

My cynical take is that it doesn't have a more general designation because companies couldn't profit from Cheddar the way they do if it had to be produced in Cheddar Gorge.

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Re:The EU’s disputed system of geographical indications is t... by denton-scratch on Monday June 28, 2021 @03:58AM (#27659158)

It doesn't have to be produced in Cheddar Gorge.

Cheddar Gorge is a canyon, full of mobile hamburger stalls. There are no fields there, and no creameries. West Country Farmhouse Cheddar isn't produced in Cheddar Gorge. It doesn't even have to be produced in Somerset.

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Re:The EU’s disputed system of geographical indications is t... by 123pie123 on Sunday June 27, 2021 @02:06PM (#27653733)

I'm surprised the town/ region of cheddar haven't tried to get geographical right to cheddar cheese

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Re:The EU’s disputed system of geographical indications is t... by M2Ys4U on Sunday June 27, 2021 @02:38PM (#27654022)

IIRC, there's only one cheese producer left in the actual village of Cheddar (others have moved to the surrounding areas), and they don't want to use a a PDO.

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