Denver #cheesemaker Leprino #Foods joins lawmakers against EU cheese-labeling demands

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Denver-based Leprino Foods joins U.S. lawmakers and other American cheesemakers to mobilize against the European Union as it raises a stink over U.S. companies’ use of the word «parmesan» and other cheesy monikers.
 
Sens. Pat Toomey and Charles Schumer have a majority of the Senate supporting them, plus Leprino, Northfield, Ill.-based Kraft Foods Group, the National Milk Producers Association and other business groups.
 
In a bipartisan letter signed by more than 50 of their Senate colleagues, the lawmakers are urging the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to fight European Union efforts to prohibit American dairy producers from using dozens of common cheese names.
 
The EU claims that dairy products bearing names such as asiago, feta, parmesan, and muenster are «geographical indicators» and can only be appropriately displayed on products made in certain areas of Europe.
 
Source: Biz Journal

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