I don’t really see how this is a problem. As a European, I can’t think of a single U.S. regional gourmet food that you see on the shelves over here. The only c

I don’t really see how this is a problem. As a European, I can’t think of a single U.S. regional gourmet food that you see on the shelves over here. The only common U.S. food in European supermarkets are the big brands: Kelloggs, Coca Cola, Pepsi, Oreos, etc., and they don’t have any of those fancy "geographical indications" to protect. Doesn’t look to me like the U.S. is losing out here. Am I missing something? On the other hand, there would be a lot to lose in the domestic markets for American farmers from a deal like this. No longer being able to call their cheese "cheddar" or "parmesan", their bubbly wine "champagne" would probably hurt their market share quite a bit.