COMMON FOOD NAMES

Many well-known cheeses, meats, beer and other foods trace their origins to Europe, but thanks to decades of trade and the emigration of individual food artisans, these products are now made and enjoyed throughout the world. Over time, this has greatly increased the popularity of historically European varietals like parmesan cheese and specialized meat products, for example, to the commercial benefit of European and non-European producers and consumers... The Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) is an independent, international alliance whose goal is to work with leaders in agriculture, trade, and intellectual property rights to foster the adoption of high standards and model geographical indication guidelines throughout the world... Everyone should have the right to use common names in marketing well-known, favorite foods. But that right is under threat. The Consortium for Common Food Names supports proper geographical indications (GIs) - names associated with specialized foods..

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