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According to the Academy of Athens, scientists have recently decoded the DNA of the famous Greek Feta cheese. Scientists from the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens studied a wide variety of feta cheese produced all across the nation...

Feta is the soft white “king” of Greek cheeses, renowned around the world. Its origins can be traced back to ancient times, since the first mention of the famous cheese is as old as Homer's Odyssey. In fact, it's...

Cheese is an important part of Greek cuisine, and each region of the country has its own special version of the dairy product. While feta is delicious, there are many more Greek cheeses to try! The first known mention of...

An advisor of the top European court announced that Denmark violated European Union law in a dispute with Greece over feta cheese on Thursday. Advocate General Tamara Capeta of the Court of Justice of the European Union stated that  Denmark...

While Greece may be most famous for its most symbolic cheese, feta, there are many other very tasty Greek cheeses that rival the iconic dairy product. That's why it comes as no surprise that CNN Travel included a lesser-known Greek...

The first known mention of cheese in ancient Greece was in the epic poem the "Odyssey," when Homer describes the cheese in the Cyclops' cave.

It was declared on Thursday that Greek cheese, including its iconic feta, is now exempted from customs duties imposed by the United States on farm products originating from the European Union, according to a statement released today by Greece's...

Greece formally requested the European Union on Wednesday to begin legal procedures against the nation of Denmark over its alleged appropriation of Greece's iconic feta cheese. “The Agriculture Minister has (approved) the activation of European Commission legal action against Denmark...

The European Commission announced on Monday that yet another iconic, traditional Greek product will be added to its coveted list of ''Protected Geographical Indication'' (PGI) foods. Arseniko cheese, made for millennia on the island of Naxos, will soon be added...

The European Commission referred the nation of Denmark to the European Court of Justice on Wednesday, accusing it of violating European Union law in regard to the use of the trademarked name ''Feta.'' The statement issued by the EU Commission...

China and the European Union will sign an accord in Beijing on Wednesday to protect products which have a specific geographical origin — such as Greek feta cheese and ouzo — in a bid to fight the counterfeiting of...

Exports of Greek feta cheese to the United Kingdom recorded an increase of 214 percent between 2008 and 2018, according to a survey conducted recently by the Department of Economic and Trade Affairs of the Greek Embassy in London. More...

Eurostat released on Thursday its final ''Consumer Price Levels'' report for the year 2018, showing that Greeks paid on average considerably more money to buy everyday essentials compared to most other Europeans. The report said that if the average price...

The Panhellenic Exporters Association published new data on Thursday which show a significant increase in Greek food exports between 2017 and 2018. The data show that the products for which Greece has a very strong brand-name played a crucial role...

Professors, journalists and consumers have banded together to found a ‘Friends of Feta Club’ to promote the Greek cheese's EU status as protected designation of origin (PDO). Feta has been designated a PDO by the European Union, after several legal challenges by...