11 aprile 2025|
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|8 months agoCourt Approves Traditional Powder Use in Emmental Cheese Production
Federal Administrative Court authorizes hay flower powder in PDO Emmental cheese making, preserving iconic holes while balancing tradition with modern methods.
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- Swiss Federal Administrative Court has authorized the use of hay flower powder in PDO Emmental cheese production
- The powder helps in the formation of holes in Emmental cheese
- Modern milking methods had reduced hole formation in recent years
- Emmentaler Switzerland's appeal was successful against Federal Office for Agriculture's initial rejection
By The Numbers
PDO (Protected Designation of Origin)
Certification status
They Said
"The court took into account that hay particles had traditionally formed an ingredient of Emmental and led to the typicality of the cheese"