The European Commission decided on Monday to refer Denmark to the EU Court of Justice for failing to prevent or stop local companies from making and exporting outside the EU white cheese labelled as "feta", a term limited to cheese originating in Greece.

"Feta" is a PDO registered product since 2002 and as such, it can exclusively be produced in Greece according to a set of production specifications.

Although the Commission had launched infringement proceedings against Denmark in January 2...