Darmanto Setyawan
Darmanto Setyawan, Head of Dairy Manufacturing, South East Asia, Greenfields Indonesia

“We rely on the common dairy names for products that have become familiar to our customers and consumers in Southeast Asia.”

– Darmanto Setyawan, Head of Dairy Manufacturing, South East Asia, Greenfields Indonesia
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Safeguarding Common Names in Mexican Trade Negotiations

CCFN Executive Director Jaime Castaneda in Mexico City with Juan Carlos Baker, Mexico’s Undersecretary of Foreign Trade.
Everyone should have the right to use common names in marketing well-known, favorite foods.

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.
Fostering Workable GI Guidelines

“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

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U.S. Dairy Industry Faces Billion-Dollar Losses If EU’s GI Schemes Proliferate

The U.S. dairy industry – and the U.S. economy – could be hit with $9.5 billion to $20 billion in revenue losses if the European Union (EU) is successful in expanding restrictions on the use of generic terms like parmesan, asiago, feta and others, according to a new study conducted by Informa Agribusiness Consulting, commissioned by CCFN and the U.S. Dairy Export Council. The study, which provides timely information in light of U.S.-EU trade negotiations, examines the potential impact the EU’s aggressive geographical indications (GI) agenda would have if imposed on a broad variety of U.S. cheeses and markets. Read More »

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Common Names and Non-EU Producers Once Again Shine in World Cheese Awards

Once again cheese producers from around the world – many of whom use common names on their cheeses – demonstrated the quality of their products at the World Cheese Awards, one of the most prestigious annual food competitions, which featured 3,500 cheeses from six continents, and was held in November in Bergen, Norway. Read More »

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Engaging with Trade and IP Groups Worldwide

CCFN Executive Director Jaime Castaneda travelled to Geneva in December to meet with representatives of several groups influential in global policies on trade and intellectual property issues, including the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and European representatives for the U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. CCFN continually follows up with these organizations to reinforce the need to include common names in discussions and conferences involving geographical indications. Read More »

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Resources on Generic Products:

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Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese must come from Italy's Parma region

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All parmesan cheese must come from Italy

image description For over 60 years, our producers and processors have used generic names to describe various types of cheese such as edam, cheddar, gouda, emmenthal and parmesan. image description — National Chamber of Milk Producers of Costa Rica