Why a U.S. court ruled Americans can produce Gruyere cheese : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR
2 years, 10 months ago

Why a U.S. court ruled Americans can produce Gruyere cheese : The Indicator from Planet Money : NPR

NPR  

Cheese wars Enlarge this image FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images Gruyère is a popular form of hard cheese with origins in regions within Southern Switzerland and Eastern France. That means only producers from a specific region are allowed to produce certain goods. But this month, a U.S. District Court in Virginia deemed Gruyère "too generic" to hold on to this protected status, and now American cheesemakers can happily make their own version of Gruyère. Today, Sally Herships and Adrian Ma explore how this case happened, why these protections exist and how global trade is complicating things.

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