date:Aug 02, 2018
e working toward a free trade agreement with the EU that would restrict the use of several commonly used cheese names. Mercosur nations risk giving the EU exclusive rights to a number of common names, including asiago, brie, camembert, edam, emmental, feta, fontina, gorgonzola, gouda, grana, gruyere, manchego, mozzarella, parmesan and provolone.
Working through the Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) as one of the founding members, IDFA has repeatedly urged these countries to reject the inc