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But let's say that the bank buys conterfeit cheese, and start mixing it with the original cheese (since that kind of cheese has designation of origin) and then sell the surplus? Nobody would suspect since the bank can say that the cheese it sells it's just defaulted loans?

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The wheels are traceable and inspected.

> Mozzarella arrests made after counterfeit cheese found in Italy http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-mozzarella-arres...

still it appears that counterfeiting DOP products is a profitable business.

well, so is counterfeiting money, but banks usually don't try to give you fake notes.

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