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(Video) Vilsack Tells Congress: `We Can't Afford to Lose This Race With EU' Over Cheese Names
by Mark O'Keefe July 26, 2017
NAFTA modernization must move quickly to prevent the EU from making a deal with Mexico that would prevent U.S. exporters from using common cheese names.
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EU’s Global Move to Control Common Food Names Threatens U.S. Cheesemakers
by Mark O'Keefe October 12, 2016
An Informa Economics IEG study shows GIs would take billions from the U.S. dairy industry, slash cheese consumption and increase prices for consumers.
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Three Reasons U.S. Dairy Supports TPP
by Shawna Morris April 27, 2016
Remedies for non-tariff barriers outweigh market access gains.
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Why Europe Must not own 'Parmesan' and 'Feta'
by Errico Auricchio July 14, 2015
Cheese names could be discussed again as U.S. and EU negotiators meet this week for another round of TTIP talks.
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Canada-EU Deal Misguided on Generic Cheese Names
by Mark O'Keefe October 7, 2014
In a statement, USDEC and others express concern that Canada is working to limit access for highly competitive U.S. products.
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EU's Threat to Common Cheese Names Hits Home
by Jaime Castaneda March 10, 2014Read More
The threat is very real and obviously escalating, as any glance at the past six months’ events will attest.
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EU's Geographical Indications Pose Threat
by Jaime Castaneda April 10, 2012Read MoreWhen the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement (FTA) went into effect in March, it opened many doors to U.S. cheese suppliers. A few, however, remained shut—not from latent protectionist fears of the Koreans, as we might have originally feared, but the strategic maneuvering of the European Commission, which is in charge of policy and negotiating agreements for the European Union (EU).
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Defending Generic Cheese Names: Why You Should Care
by Shawna Morris April 11, 2011Read MoreThe great wines and spirits of Europe had a great impact on the world’s palate over the centuries. Yet, in the 1980s, the European Union (EU) began to regret that many countries were creating unwelcome competition by matching—and sometimes exceeding—the quality of what it considered its heritage products. Therefore, the bloc sought to regain control of the Old World names.
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