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Ġbejna
Ġbejna ( ; plural ) is a small round cheese made in Malta from sheep milk, salt and rennet. Most sheep's milk produced in Malta is used for the production of these small cheeses. is the diminutive of the Maltese word , which means "cheese"; it is synonymous with the Maltese English word "cheeselet", i.e. "little cheese". The fully qualified name means "sheep cheeselet". Milk in Malta was traditionally sold fresh, immediately after milking goats on the streets. The unpasteurised milk sold was one of the causes of the spread of brucellosis ( ) in the late 19th to the early 20th century. Themistocles Zammit is credited with stopping the pandemic. Malta Competition and Consumer Affair Authority accepted Malta's request to protect the name 'ġbejna' as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), however, after national objection period, the application was rejected because the term 'ġbejna' now refer to all cheeselets generically. Following this rejection, the Xirka Produtturi Nagħaġ u Mogħoż applied for the term 'Ġbejna tan-nagħaġ'. This application has undergone scrutiny by the European Commission and has been accepted. It is the first registered Geographical Indication for a Maltese food product.
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Ġbejna ( ; plural ) is a small round cheese made in Malta from sheep milk, salt and rennet. Most sheep's milk produced in Malta is used for the production of these small cheeses. is the diminutive of the Maltese word , which means "cheese"; it is synonymous with the Maltese English word "cheeselet", i.e. "little cheese". The fully qualified name means "sheep cheeselet". Milk in Malta was traditionally sold fresh, immediately after milking goats on the streets. The unpasteurised milk sold was one of the causes of the spread of brucellosis ( ) in the late 19th to the early 20th century. Themistocles Zammit is credited with stopping the pandemic. Malta Competition and Consumer Affair Authority accepted Malta's request to protect the name 'ġbejna' as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), however, after national objection period, the application was rejected because the term 'ġbejna' now refer to all cheeselets generically. Following this rejection, the Xirka Produtturi Nagħaġ u Mogħoż applied for the term 'Ġbejna tan-nagħaġ'. This application has undergone scrutiny by the European Commission and has been accepted. It is the first registered Geographical Indication for a Maltese food product.
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