Fromage de brebis au lait pasteurisé - European Score 100/100

European Score analysis

Salakis Fromage de Brebis au Lait Pasteurisé achieves a European Score of 100, with a breakdown of 35 for company headquarters, 35 for manufacturing, 15 for distribution, 10 for ingredients, 5 for proximity, and zero for certifications. French ingredient origins are recorded, and the product carries a Made in France label. No organic, fair-trade, or protected-designation certification is listed, which accounts for the zero on the certifications dimension. Unlike the Salakis Fêta AOP product in this batch, this sheep's cheese does not carry a PDO designation.

Within the feta-type cheese category, this product ranks at the 83rd percentile among 40 references — the same percentile as the Salakis PDO feta, though in a different category. Outperforming 83 per cent of feta-type cheeses on European provenance is a strong result in a category that includes many products made with milk from outside the European Union or produced by companies with non-European ownership.

For the European-minded shopper, the combination of a French company headquarters, French ingredient origins, and a Made in France designation creates a fully domestic supply chain for this sheep's cheese. The absence of a PDO or organic certification means no points are contributed by the certifications dimension, which is the main difference between this product and the Salakis AOP feta. Shoppers who prioritise French dairy production and wish to support domestic sheep farming will find this product a straightforward and well-labelled choice, even without the additional assurance of a protected designation.