More than half of U.S. Senators are urging the U.S. Trade Rep and Ag Secretary to protect U.S. food and wine names in future trade negotiations.
The Senators say countries outside of North America exploit protections meant for valid geographical indications (GI), are limiting competition, and blocking exports. They want the USTR and USDA to make geographical indications a core policy objective in all trade-related discussions to secure market access for the food and ag value chain.
