EU wants America to stop using Parmesan, Feta, Black Forest Ham and Greek yogurt for products made in America.
The European Union wants to ban European names being used for American-made cheese, arguing that continental cheese varieties are far superior to their New World knock-off versions. When European names like Parmesan, feta, and Gorgonzola are used to label American cheese, they take away a slice of European identity, not to mention sales, Mary Clare Jalonick at the Associated Press reports.
Europe and America Are About to Face Off in a Cheese War – The Wire.