Battle for the milk and cheese standard in Bulgaria

There is no way to trace the origin of raw milk Two documents published for public consultation on the same day have reignited a battle over the quality and standards of Bulgarian cheese and yogurt between dairy farmers, the Bulgarian Institute for Standardization, and senior officials in the ministries of agriculture and the economy, found a check on "Labor news". The big question is whether VAT should be completely abolished for native yogurt and white brine cheese, since all the technology for their production is already contained in the European registration of Bulgarian products through PDO (Protected Designation of Origin). The PDO includes all the requirements of the BDS, but also sets the important condition that these products are produced from 100% Bulgarian raw milk, and that the feed for dairy animals is at least 80% annually produced in Bulgaria. It is precisely with these arguments that the Ministry of Agriculture and Food published for public discussion a draft ...