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- The United States objects to Mexico’s EU trade deal that grants geographic-indication protection to European cheeses.
- U.S. officials say the pact could bar U.S. producers from selling Parmesan or feta in Mexico.
- U.S. Trade Representative warned the EU’s GI system forces “imitation feta” labels.
- The warning cites a $1.2 billion trade deficit that could widen.
- U.S. cheese exports to Mexico total $1 billion annually.
