EU: Five countries reject guaranteed, traditional product composition for döner

The Turkish government submitted the application for product protection on 24 April of this year. The country wants döner to be registered within the European Union as a 'Guaranteed Traditional Speciality'. It does not refer to the origin of the product, but to the traditional product composition or the production method. In Western Europe, meat from calves younger than 12 months is also used for döner. If the Turkish application is approved by the European Commission, this could affect the sales of veal. Approximately 20% of veal ends up in döner, with Germany being the largest sales market for Dutch slaughterhouses. The döner market is also important for the German veal sector. It is not clear how great the consequences of a possible positive assessment could be. The name kebab, which is often used in the Netherlands, was not included in the Turkish application. According to some, this makes it easy to circumvent a possible license. Others fear consequences of the application. ...