The European Union demands we drop Fetta and Prosecco names

The European Union is pressing Australia to adopt its proposed “geographical indications” system to protect the names of European goods. It has pinpointed 170 food names and 236 spirit names that Australia should forfeit, including Feta and prosecco.

Additionally, it aims to reserve the names prosecco and parmesan solely for producers based in Europe.

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Produced By: Thomas Koutis

Featured In Story: Hazel Moir – Honarary Associate Professor in economics of patents, geographical indications and other “IP”; trade treaties, Australian National University

First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 11 June 2025