It was said that the Cattle Breeders' Group (POA) in Southern Cyprus, in cooperation with a laboratory in England, developed a way for the dependable identification of Cypriot milk in halloumi manufacturing.
In line with the information titled “Cattle Breeders Did What the State Ought to Have Accomplished – They Developed a Methodology for the Identification of Cypriot Milk in Halloumi Manufacturing” in Haravgi newspaper, the purpose of the developed methodology is to find out whether or not milk powder or milk from exterior Cyprus is utilized in halloumi available in the market. Stating that it is a methodology that authorities items have been attempting to develop for years, the newspaper said that it was launched at a press convention held yesterday.
In line with the newspaper, which wrote that the Greek Cattle Breeders Group cooperated with “Nordex Meals Group” (Futura) and “Meals Forensics” to develop this methodology, “Meals Forensics” laboratory technical companies supervisor Mark Hughes said on the press convention that the tactic in query was He mentioned it was based mostly on secure isotope ratio evaluation, which signifies the origin and placement of manufacturing.
Mark Hughes famous that they used 5 isotopes concerning the tactic: oxygen and hydrogen, that are linked to the origin of milk; Carbon isotope, which gives details about the local weather, the altitude of the product and the vitamin of the animal; Nitrogen and sulfur isotopes present details about the soil, equivalent to how far they’re from the shore and whether or not they use fertilizer.
Mark Hughes defined the process they adopted and said that they took milk samples from cow and sheep-goat farms in varied elements of the Greek Cypriot facet, in addition to samples of halloumi available on the market and “grilled cheeses” that would not have a Title of Origin Protected product certificates.
As well as, Hughes said that they collected milk samples from Europe and varied elements of the world, and said that the database created for now doesn’t embody samples from the TRNC.
In his assertion, Hughes additionally identified the significance of the expansion and steady improvement of the database.
Alternatively, it was famous that profitable implementation of the scientific take a look at would result in the accreditation of the tactic in query with ISO17025.
Chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the Greek Parliament, AKEL Deputy Yannakis Gavriil, known as on cattle and sheep breeders to take part within the initiative by offering their data with the intention to strengthen the database. Gavriil additionally identified the significance of finishing up controls to finish using milk powder in halloumi manufacturing.
Greek Cattle Breeders High quality Supervisor Nasia Aleksandru famous in her assertion that using milk powder within the manufacturing of halloumi and the manufacturing of halloumi from milk that’s not of Cyprus origin have been disturbing the business for a very long time.
Aleksandru additionally argued that for milk producers, the potential of figuring out the origin of milk in halloumi manufacturing and thus preserving Cypriot milk is a matter of survival.
