歐盟擬促本地食品飲料包裝「改名」

根據歐盟提出的改革,一些本地食品及飲料產品可能需要重新命名。

The EU wants protections for food and drink brands in its region – forcing Australian feta-makers to refer to their cheese as "Australian feta".

The EU wants protections for food and drink brands in its region – forcing Australian feta-makers to refer to their cheese as "Australian feta". Source: AP

根據歐盟與澳洲擬訂的《自由貿易協議》,為保障歐盟區內的自家品牌,若成功簽署協議,本地希臘白色軟芝士(feta)的製造商,可能要被迫改稱為「澳洲白色軟芝士」,本地酒商亦將禁止使用「蘇格蘭威士忌」之名。

但聯邦貿易部長伯明罕(Simon Birmingham)接受澳洲廣播公司(ABC)訪問時矢言會「極力討價還價」,他亦指政府未向歐盟作任何承諾。

此外,部份澳洲產品的包裝亦需要改頭換面,如莫薩里拉芝士(mozzarella)的包裝不可看起來與歐洲的品牌相似。
Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham says he will drive a "very hard bargain" with the EU.
Source: AAP
伯明罕參議員稱,未來三個月聯盟黨政府將與本地業界討論有關修訂。他說:「必須符合澳洲整體利益,最後才會簽署協議。我們希望直接聽取農民和業界的意見,待與歐盟協商時,能全面反映實況」。

歐盟是澳洲第二大貿易夥伴、第三大出口夥伴和第二大服務業出口夥伴。

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Published 13 August 2019 10:00pm
By Jojo Lee


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