WASHINGTON, D.C. (RFD News) — A dispute over cheese names is emerging as a potential roadblock in U.S. trade talks with Mexico.
U.S. trade officials are objecting to Mexico’s trade agreement with the European Union, which would protect names like parmesan, feta and manchego for European producers.
U.S. officials argue some of those names are generic and should remain available to American cheesemakers.
Mexico is a major market for U.S. cheese, with potentially billions of dollars in sales at stake for American dairy exporters.
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