There was background, however, about the Okinawa Noodle Manufacturing Co-op negotiating with the Fair Trade Commission and, as a result, the use of the term 'Okinawa soba' was accepted as an exception.
しかし、沖縄製麺協同組合が交渉した結果、特例として「沖縄そば」の表記が認められた経緯がある。