Common food and wine terms – like parmesan, bologna or chateau – are used on thousands of products around the world to accurately guide consumers to foods they know and love. Europe wants to monopolize these terms to unfairly stifle competition. Learn more.
ARLINGTON, VA – The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) applauded the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) prioritization of common name restrictions as a primary trade barrier in their 2021 National Trade Estimate (NTE) report released last week. The comprehensive, 570-page document captures the broad range of nontariff barriers for U.S. goods and […]Read More »
ARLINGTON, VA – A broad cross section of national food, agriculture and beverage associations called on new U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai to preserve U.S. exporter’s market access rights by proactively protecting their rights to use common food and beverage terms around the world and rejecting EU-led efforts to hamstring global competition by monopolizing use […]Read More »
ARLINGTON, VA – The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) congratulates Ambassador Katherine Tai on her confirmation as the new United States Trade Representative. “CCFN applauds the Senate’s confirmation of Ambassador Tai as the new U.S. Trade Representative,” stated Jaime Castaneda, Executive Director of CCFN. “Ambassador Tai brings exceptional experience and strategic insights to the […]Read More »
ARLINGTON, VA – The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) praised President-elect Biden’s selection of Katherine Tai for nomination as the next United States Trade Representative. “With the growing importance of agricultural exports to the financial well-being of America’s dairy farmers, the U.S. Dairy Export Council is […]Read More »
— National Chamber of Milk Producers of Costa RicaFor 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.
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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