date:Aug 29, 2014
or Emmental and Gruyere are similarly strict.
It has a deterrent effect, because people know there is a method to catch fakes, said Petra Luedin, a project manager at Agroscope. Fakes in Italy have declined.
Taking on counterfeits is one aspect of the industrys battle for customers, with consumers in recession-plagued Europe often opting for cheaper knock-offs. Emmental exports sank 18 per cent in volume terms in the first half of 2014, while the tonnage of exported Tete declined 3.4 per cent.