Europe wants to monopolize certain terms to unfairly stifle competition.
Common food and wine terms – like asiago, bologna or chateau – are used on thousands of products around the world to accurately guide consumers to foods they know and love.
This Makes Sense:
Parmigiano Reggiano must come from Italy’s Parma region.
This Doesn't Make Sense:
All parmesan cheese must come from Italy.
Understanding Geographical Indications Rules
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The EU is aggressively working to restrict your ability to use common food names.
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ARLINGTON, VA — The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) celebrated today’s signing of a new U.S.–Indonesia trade agreement that would provide key market access expansions and protections for American dairy products. Following years of USDEC, NMPF and CCFN advocacy, the deal […]
ARLINGTON, VA – Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) Senior Director Shawna Morris testified today before the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) Special 301 Subcommittee on the historic progress made in protecting common food and beverage names—like “parmesan,” “feta,” and “bologna”—and the critical need to build on this momentum in ongoing and upcoming trade negotiations. CCFN […]
ARLINGTON, VA – The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) praised Chairman GT Thompson and the House Agriculture Committee for including the Safeguarding American Food and Export Trade Yields (SAFETY) Act in its Farm Bill legislative text released today. Co-sponsored in the House by Reps. Dusty Johnson, R-SD, Jim Costa, D-CA, Michelle Fischbach, R-MN, and […]