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.
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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 Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN), National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) said they appreciated the U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) decision to spotlight protection of common food names in the agency’s 2025 Special 301 Report released today. The annual report outlines major global intellectual property concerns. […]
ARLINGTON, VA – The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), and Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) praised yesterday’s reintroduction of the Safeguarding American Food and Export Trade Yields Act (SAFTEY Act). Led by Senators John Thune, R-SD, Tammy Baldwin, D-WI, Roger Marshall, R-KS, and Tina Smith, D-MN, in the Senate […]
ARLINGTON, VA – Today, the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) praised the current Administration for their proactive defense of common names during U.S. Trade Representative Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip’s two-day trip to Wisconsin to meet with U.S. dairy industry representatives and amplify U.S. government efforts to protect common food and beverage names. McKalip […]