A Congressional bipartisan group of more than 110 law makers are asking the U.S. Ag Secretary and Trade Rep for stronger protections on common American food and wine names.
The lawmakers want common food and wine names to be a core negotiating objective in all trade deals to preserve American export opportunities.
They say a campaign by the European Union misuses protections meant for geographical indications (GI) and restricts the use of traditional terms in order to block competition from accurately labeled U.S.
