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February 18, 2026

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 […]

February 13, 2026

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 […]

February 13, 2026

ARLINGTON, VA — The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) commended signing late yesterday of a landmark trade agreement between the United States and Taiwan that will eliminate tariffs on U.S. dairy products and preempt nontariff barriers that could otherwise limit the full […]

February 6, 2026

ARLINGTON, VA — The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) celebrated the signing of a U.S.–Argentina Agreement on Reciprocal Trade and Investment late yesterday that includes tariff and nontariff barrier concessions for U.S. dairy exports. Argentina commits in the trade deal to eliminate tariffs […]

January 30, 2026

ARLINGTON, VA – The National Milk Producers Federation, U.S. Dairy Export Council and Consortium for Common Food Names welcomed the United States’ signing of reciprocal trade agreements with El Salvador and Guatemala this week, underscoring the importance of reinforcing long-standing market access gains for U.S. dairy exporters and preventing the emergence of new trade barriers. As outlined in […]

October 26, 2025

ARLINGTON, VA – The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) celebrated the release today of a ground-breaking new model for protecting common food names in international trade. The U.S. government announced the conclusion of new trade agreements with Malaysia and Cambodia; both deals contain top of the line protections for common food names. In addition […]