The [European] Commission has awarded protection for the Dutch cheese denominations Gouda Holland and Edam Holland as Protected Geographical Indications (PGI).
The Standing Committee for Protected Geographical Indications and Denominations of Origin issued the opinion on the cheese names yesterday. Formal adoption by the Commission will follow in the coming weeks.
The regulations stress that the protection extends only to the terms Gouda Holland and Edam Holland with the two words together and does not cover the use of the words Edam and Gouda, which continue to be considered generic.
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