The Gruyere cheese war
Why are American, Swizz, and French cheesemakers fighting in court over the name Gruyere?
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Sources
Virginia court cases:
Interprofession Du Gruyere v. US Dairy Export (575 F.Supp.3d 627 (2021), United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division, December 15, 2021).
Interprofession du Gruyere v. US Dairy Export Council (United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, No. 22-1041, March 3, 2023).
Other:
Donnelly, Catherine, ed. The Oxford Companion to Cheese. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016.
Kindstedt, Paul. Cheese and Culture: A History of Cheese and Its Place in Western Civilisation. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing, 2012.
Wright, George. "Us-Made Cheese Can Also Be Called 'Gruyere', Court Rules." BBC News, 4 March 2023.
Zappalaglio, Andrea. The Transformation of EU Geographical Indications Law. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2021.
