Europe Tells U.S. To Lay Off Brie And Get Its Own Cheese Names

NPR ^ | 04 Mar 2014 | Latoya Dennis

[Theoria]

'As part of negotiations over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, the European Union wants the U.S. to prohibit food makers here from using names with historical ties to Europe.'

[goodwithagun]

Ok, sure. So those dubya dubya one and dubya dubya two checks are in the mail, right?

[GraceG]

We should really call “French Fries” “Weasel Sticks”....

[Responsibility2nd]

I like cheese.

But I don’t like cheese eating surrender monkeys telling me what I can and cannot call my cheese.

[Huskrrrr]

So what about “Frog”?

[Jack Hammer]

Arguing over food names while Obama bankrupts America, North Korea and Iran stockpile nukes, and Russia invades Ukraine and seizes Crimea.....

What’s wrong with this picture?

[Theoria]

‘Frog’ is a European export, notably from a certain region. As well as Vichy.

[livius]

These people are so ridiculous. Maybe we should just stop buying it, too.

[Theoria]

No cheese.

[Lurking Libertarian]

But I don’t like cheese eating surrender monkeys telling me what I can and cannot call my cheese.

These treaties all have bilateral benefits. We don't want Greece to sell wines labelled "Napa" or onions labelled "Vidalia," especially if they're shipping them to Latin America.

[TADSLOS]

Freedom Fries it is, then....meanwhile King Vlad of greater Russia is eating caviar while reading those EU inspired Obama red line memos and LOLing. It’s good to be the King.

[max americana]

Ok Euroweenies then stop using...MCDonald’s, Twitter, Microsoft Office, Google, Apple, Iphone, wifi, Instagram etc etc. Those are American products so come up with your own sissy alternate names..

[Owl558]

“We should really call “French Fries” “Weasel Sticks”....”

Oh no! However shall we order our french toast, english muffins, or spanish rice?

[dhs12345]

Don’t they also have the name “champagne” locked up. If it is labeled champagne it has to come from the champagne region of France. Otherwise, it is sparkling wine.

[Paine in the Neck]

What do you expect? These are people that have laws about how bent a banana can be.

[Dr. Sivana]

Now Chef Boy-Ar-Dee with improved Parr-auh-zan.

[RightGeek]

Look Mooch! An illegal banana!

[SunkenCiv]

...the European Union wants the U.S. to prohibit food makers here from using names with historical ties to Europe.

As the old saying go, and people in Hell want ice water. Thanks Theoria. From the FRchives:

• Fine French wine labels may lie
• Europe's glut of wine to be turned into disinfectant
• France Mourns As It Destroys Fine Wine

[Tijeras_Slim]

there's a distinctive fungus that gives the cheese its flavor.

Maybe I can patent my toes.

[Tijeras_Slim]

What do you expect? These are people that have laws about how bent a banana can be.

What is the unit of curvature? The "Clinton"?