The Cheese Wars

I read an article this morning about the cheese wars, Initially, I considered the story to be an attention grabbing product of folks who really enjoy a fight and have little to fight about.Then I took a closer look. It seems the Europeans want to stop America from selling regional products that bear the names of some of the regions most prized exports. The economy is at it's worst and the Americans are unable to produce anything worse than most of these fake cheeses. I mean there are some really great naturally processed American cheeses that are being produced , but we are also guilty of plastic shreds in jars and labeling it  "Parmesan". Enough said.
Looking at  Parmagiano-

-Reggiano I  did a bit of research and found that in the UK, Costa Rica, Central, South America as well as other places , there are laws in place forbidding pseudo Parmesan ,(aka cellulose cheeses), to bear the name of parmigiano. This is not regulated in America, but it should be. If you've ever tasted Kraft , or any of the other "Parmesan" as they call it, you already know the Italians have nothing to worry about .However there are those consumers who don't even realize that the packaged products they are consuming is little more than cheese scented soap suds. Most of the ingredients are chemical additives and some really do taste soapy.
Parmigiano, on the other hand, contains only three ingredients: milk, salt, and rennet which is a natural enzyme harvested from calf gut. But the problem is these cheap substitutes are eating  a significant chunk of the market. According to a story in the New York Times, Parmigiano is so valuable , Credito Emilio has been accepting cheese from producers as collateral since 1953. Special climate controlled vaults were built to hold the cheese during the aging process. If the producer defaults, the cheese is sold at current market values.
It must be considered that America is the largest exporter of cheeses in the world. So why not stick to what we know . American Cheddars from Wisconsin, New York, and Vermont; the sweet nutty blues from Pennsylvania.There are many types from many states.Canned and jarred cheese should be required,
at the very least, to state they are nothing more than that. They should be labeled as cheese substitutes or pasta toppings.Time to stop being ugly Americans and trying to hog everything.