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U.S. Dairy groups urge Japan not to agree to EU’s food name restrictions
Sep 29, 2017, 14:37 PM
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Three U.S. dairy organizations are urging Japan to respect current trade relationships as they review the European Union’s list of common food names during trade talks.
Chris Galen with the National Milk Producers Federation tells Brownfield, “We know we need to raise the profile of this common food name issue because this is a major strategy, if not the major strategy for Europe’s dairy industry. It’s been an issue in Canada, and could potentially be an issue in Mexico as well.
