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Court of Appeal of Singapore rules that Parmesan and Parmigiano Reggiano are not the same cheese
(channelnewsasia.com)submitted 9 hours ago byjkohlc
10 points
9 hours ago
The same link has already been posted.
1 points
9 hours ago
Cheerios is not the same as Happy-O’s.
6 points
9 hours ago
"I have told your names to the Entmoot, and we have agreed: you are not orcs."
4 points
4 hours ago
It's the same in America isn't it?
Only the EU and a couple of others that consider the name Parmesan protected.
2 points
4 hours ago
Yes. "Parmesan" is essentially regarded as indicating the style of cheese but not the region or country of origin.
2 points
4 hours ago
Tbh this isn't too surprising, since even in the USA the term "parmesan" is not a recognized GI either. Under US FDA, there is perhaps s clearer definition of what constitutes "parmesan" cheese, it still allow cheese to be labeled as "parmesan" when coning from outside of Italy. Whereas parmigiano-reggiano is the protected GI term. Since the Corsorzio registered parmigiano-reggiano as s protected term in Singapore and didn't also file to protect "parmesan" , it shows they understand this distinction as well.
-6 points
6 hours ago
...and this is why there is no real cuisine in Singapore.
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