– Bobby Koch, Wine Institute
Why can Europeans sell their common name cheeses in Wisconsin if we can’t sell ours in the EU?
CCFN commended the U.S. Administration in January for its accomplishments in the first phase of a trade agreement between the United States and China, which creates new safeguards regarding market access for common-name products.Read More »
As part of its work in pursuing a level playing field for U.S. companies, the U.S. Administration should secure “firm and explicit commitments” with trading partners to assure the future use of specific generic food and beverage names targeted by EU monopolization efforts, and reject the use of GIs as barriers to trade.Read More »
Australia and New Zealand are in the thick of free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with the European Union, with geographical indications (GIs) at the center of the debate in both cases.Read More »
While meeting with European officials in Belgium and Italy in January, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue reiterated the U.S. position that illegitimate geographical indications (GIs) are unacceptable.Read More »
— The American Cheese SocietyMany commonly used names for American cheeses have deep roots in European history, but American cheesemakers have contribut[ed] greatly to their popularity around the world.
The EU is aggressively working to restrict your ability to use common food names. Your support is critical to counter these actions.
“CCFN and its members need to stay vigilant so the interests of producers of products with common names will continue to have access to global markets.” Read more
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