Parmesan. Feta. These are among the common cheese names that have been around for generations – and until the past 20 years, were uncontested in their use by U.S. dairy producers selling high-quality, commonly understood varieties in America and the
While Parmigiano-Reggiano has long been made in Italian regions of Parma, Reggio, Emilia, Modena, and Mantua, many people would contend that parmesan itself entered the much larger category of common food names after Italians left their native Italy and c
The European Union has been on a mission for the past decade to ban the foreign use of food names like bologna, gruyere and feta cheese, depriving U.S. producers of markets around the world, but a bipartisan roster of lawmakers has stepped forward to try to curb the EU campaign.