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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspondent

Hard cheese for Australian producers as they fear losing naming rights in EU food fight

A cheese shop in an Adelaide market
A cheese shop in Adelaide. Australian dairy farmers say blocking their use of the name feta as part of a trade agreement with the EU would have ‘a huge negative effect on the dairy industry’. Photograph: David Mariuz/AAP

Australian dairy farmers and wine producers have urged the government not to make them a “scapegoat” in the final stages of trade negotiations with the European Union.

The plea has been sparked by fears Australian producers could be blocked from using the names feta and prosecco as part of a free trade agreement that both sides hope to finalise by the middle of this year.

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