“Many of the types of cheeses sold in Guatemala and Central America were introduced to the market by our industries. It’s simply unjust that European industries that have never had a presence in these markets now claim our work and seek to exclude us based on principles established by them.”
But that right is under threat. We oppose attempts to monopolize generic names, and seek to foster the adoption of an appropriate, international model for protecting both legitimate geographical indications (GIs) and generic food names.
“Our ultimate goal is to foster the adoption of model GI guidelines throughout the world, which we think is achievable and can be workable for specialty producers.”
– CCFN Executive Director Jaime Castaneda
This spring CCFN participated in a formal information session in Geneva of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency dealing with intellectual property protection worldwide. Despite efforts by GI proponents to silence those defending common names, CCFN was invited by WIPO to speak at the GI information session, held in conjunction with […]Read More »
A report on intellectual property issued in May by the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office (USTR) outlined the Trump Administration’s continuing commitment to curtailing the damaging abuses of geographical indications (GIs) by the European Union (EU). The report highlighted ongoing threats to U.S. companies that legally use common food names both within the United States and […]Read More »
In addition to comments filed for the Special 301 Report in this issue’s lead story, CCFN has been laying the groundwork over the last several months in order to help ensure that the GI issue is high on the radar screen of cabinet officials within the new administration. A prime opportunity to do just this […]Read More »
Since 2015 CCFN has been advocating to the Mexican government about the harm that its lack of a system for evaluating GIs creates. In fact, it was this lack of a system for evaluating GIs and formally considering opposition to them that led Mexico to approve GIs for asiago and gorgonzola under the WIPO Lisbon […]Read More »
— Argentine Dairy Industry FederationMany of the cheese names we use have become protected GIs in Europe, despite the fact that these names were established here for more than a century as generic names…
The EU is aggressively working to restrict your ability to use common food names. Your support is critical to counter these actions.
The Canada-EU Trade Agreement could be activated as early as June, even though the provisions in the agreement remain murky regarding how to treat potential new packaging and naming restrictions. It remains unclear how companies can ensure compliance with new limits on generic terms of feta, asiago, gorgonzola, fontina and muenster and related imagery on packages of those products. Read more
CCFN will participate in WIPO’s Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications, WIPO’s flagship biennial event on GIs, in Yangzhou, China, June 29 to July 1. Read more
EC Grants Croatia Controversial Wine Exemption … Last month the European Commission announced that Croatian vintners can use the word “teran” on some of their wine labels, even though the name formally belongs to Slovenia as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) registered in the EU. Read more
As with other Central American countries, Guatemala has a deep cultural and culinary appreciation for cheese, as well as an economic interest in the growth of the nation’s dairy industry. Guatemalan companies produce fresh cheeses, as well as semi-soft and hard cheeses such as gouda, parmesan, muenster, mozzarella, provolone, ementhal, cheddar, and many other varieties. Read more
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