date:Aug 29, 2014
because of high production costs and the rise in value of the Swiss franc, which makes the countrys cheese more expensive abroad. About 10 per cent of cheese labeled as Swiss-made Emmental on supermarket shelves is fake, estimates the Switzerland Cheese Marketing association.
If the cheese is an inferior fake, it ruins the reputation, said Agnes Beroud, who works for the producers association for Tete De Moine cheese. For us, its important to protect the traditional way of making the cheese.