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It’s all in the name
Who, exactly, is allowed to label their cheese “feta”?
According to a recent European Union decision only Greece, the nation
that originated feta, can use the name; all other makers must call
their cheese something else by 2007, no matter how high the quality
of their product. Issues like this are the interest of Geographic
Indications and International Trade (GIANT), a program developed
last fall by SIS professor Jim Lee, that so far has fed its event
attendees food from around the world as well as information.
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GIANT event, “Apples and Oranges: Are They So Different?”
was held last Wednesday in the SIS lounge with both a spread of
foods like feta and prosciutto and an expert panel. Robert Rogowski,
director of operations at the U.S. International Trade Commission,
and representatives of the embassies of Canada and Mexico focused
on so called “geographical indicator” products from North
America, such as Florida orange juice, Washington apples, and Canadian
whiskey, and the international implications of protecting such products.
—EDJ
Photos
by Jeff Watts
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