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FACEnetwork was in the European Parliament!

in Brussels on Wednesday 22 June 2022

FACEnetwork was received by two Members of the European Parliament (MEPs), both very attentive to our concerns: How to make our sector more visible, notably by the decision-makers? How to avoid NutriScore for traditional products, for which this … Read more

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FACE Network Annual Meeting in Bohinj, Slovenia 01 - 04/10/2022

After two years of pandemic, finally we will meet! Next October Slovenia will host the FACE annual meeting in Bohinj. Topic of the congress: Mountain Cheese. All members are invited. Soon the details. Stay tuned!

[Lobbying] NutriScore

Why we are asking for a derogation for farmhouse and artisan cheeses?

In the framework of the Farm to Fork strategy, the European Commission will make the Front of Pack Nutrition labelling mandatory. Now, they are working on what system to choose for a unique type of labelling … Read more

[News from the members] Sweden

Warming up to the Swedish Cheese Festival
Next Swedish Cheese festival will take place the 13.- 15. May 2022 in Stockholm

LRF and collaborators are organizing the next Swedish Cheese festival to take place the 13.- 15. May 2022 in Stockholm – follow the preparations at ostfestivalen.se The Swedish Cheese festival, focusing hundred percent on Swedish Cheese, was … Read more

FACE Newsletter

December 2021
Latest FACEnetwork's activity

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Winner of the Video Contest 2021

Visions of farmhouse and artisanal cheesemaking

Here we are proudly presenting the winner videos of this year's contest: The first price goes to Italy. With the video "Fattoria La Redola Verde" Marco Tabarrini will get a package of international artisan and farmhouse cheese … Read more

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Association of Slovene farm cheese makers (Združenje kmečkih sirarjev Slovenije)

If you want to be fast, walk alone, if you want to walk far, walk together (African proverb) The work of farmhouse cheesemakers is not a short distance run, but a long-term process, which requires a lot … Read more

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„SirCro“ – Croatian Alliance of small-cale Cheese Makers

Development of „SirCro“ With the assistance of the Agricultural Advisory Service, ten county associations of cheese producers were established throughout Croatia during 2006. All of them joined together to a national association, the Croatian Alliance of the … Read more

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Norsk Gardsost - Norwegian farm cheese association

Norsk Gardsost (which translates to "Norwegian farm cheese") was founded on the 3rd of May 1997. From the outset this was an organization to preserve and further Norwegian traditions for the artisanal elaboration of milk. The organization … Read more

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The French association ANPLF

The French association ANPLF ("Association Nationale des Producteurs Laitiers Fermiers") is a non-profit organisation founded in 2016, which brings together local structures representing farmhouse dairy producers. These producers are farmers processing milk exclusively from their own … Read more