List of United Kingdom food and drink products with protected status

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Jersey Royal potatoes were one of the first product names indicating the UK or the Crown dependencies to receive protected status, after it was registered as a PDO in 1996.[1]
Meat from the Gloucester Old Spot (under the name 'Traditionally farmed Gloucestershire Old Spots pork') is one of four UK products holding TSG status[1]

A number of United Kingdom food and drink products have been granted protected geographical status under UK law and European Union law. Protection of geographical indications is granted to names that indicate geographical origin both inside and outside the United Kingdom. A number of geographical indications for food and drink products originating in the Crown dependencies, which are not part of the UK, are also protected under the British law. These are also listed in this article.

The stated purpose of the quality schemes is to protect the reputation of regional products, promote traditional and agricultural activity and to eliminate non-genuine products, which may mislead consumers or be of inferior or different character; for example, producers cannot refer to their product as Scotch whisky unless it has been produced within Scotland, following particular methods. The quality schemes include two types of geographical indicators: "protected designation of origin" (PDO) (which are appellations of origin) and "protected geographical indication" (PGI) (which are geographical indications). These two types of designations are available for food, agricultural products and wines. For spirit drinks and aromatised wine, the equivalent designation to a PGI is called a "geographical indication" (GI). In addition, the quality schemes also include "traditional specialities guaranteed" (TSG), which are designed to promote and protect names of quality agricultural products and foodstuffs without requiring any reference to geographical origin.[2]

The United Kingdom and the Crown dependencies together have a total of 94 products with protected status. This is relatively few when compared with Portugal (195 protected status products), France (758) and Italy (882). However, the UK and Crown dependencies have considerably more designations than many other countries, including Ireland (11), Sweden (18) or (for example) the United States, Japan or Korea (none).[1] Most of the products hold either PGI (51 in the UK and 49 in the EU) or PDO (32 in the UK, 31 in the EU) status, with 4 products being designated as TSG.

This list, is compiled according to the eAmbrosia European Commission database and the UK 'Protected geographical food and drink names' database. They list all registered products, as well as all products which were formerly registered or for which registration has been applied.

Legislation[edit]

Introduction as EU member state (applicable in the UK until 2021)[edit]

The schemes were introduced by the European Union, while the United Kingdom was a member, in 1993.[3] From 2012 they were governed by Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council, in part to overhaul and regulate the protected status system.[4] Spirits, fortified wines and aromatised wines, described by the European Commission as "spirit drinks", were governed by a separate regulation, Regulation (EC) No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council.[5]

The EU uses three different protected status schemes, which provide differing characteristics and levels and types of protection.

  • Protected Designation of Origin (PDO): this designation covers products that are "produced, processed and prepared" in a specific area, using a particular, usually traditional, method.[2]
  • Protected Geographical Indication (PGI): this designation covers products whose "production, processing or preparation" takes places in a specific area.[2]
  • Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG): this designation covers products with a "traditional character" or "customary names", distinguishing them from similar products. Unlike PDO and PGI, these products do not need to be connected to a specific area or method of production.[2][3] In order to be considered for TSG status, a product must demonstrate that the materials and methods used in its production has been consistent for a minimum of 30 years.[6]

Application under UK law (applicable in England, Scotland and Wales since 2021)[edit]

PDO, PGI and TSG logo applicable in England, Wales and Scotland
PDO, PGI and TSG logo applicable in England, Wales and Scotland

After the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union and the transition period (which ended on 31 December 2020),[7] the UK initiated a separate scheme governed by the same rules, which applies in England, Scotland and Wales.

The designations in effect on 31 December 2020 under the EU scheme (from any country), are since 2021 governed by UK law, which is an amended version of Regulation 1151/2021. Designations applied for under UK law since 1 January 2021, are not recognized in the EU, although an application for registration under EU law can still be made.

Application under EU law in the UK (applicable in Northern Ireland since 2021)[edit]

PDO, PGI and TSG logo applicable in Northern Ireland
EU PDO, PGI and TSG logo (in various languages) applicable in Northern Ireland

As a result of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland of the Withdrawal agreement, Northern Ireland remains covered by the EU scheme, and not the UK scheme. This means that for existing indications on 31 December 2020 the same indications are applicable as in other parts of the UK. However, new designations under EU law are automatically protected in Northern Ireland, while that is not the case for new designations under UK law. Furthermore, in Northern Ireland manufacturers are required to print the EU logos for the indications, rather than the UK logos.

Products with protected status[edit]

The categorisation below is based on the format used in the Database of Origin and Registration and E-Bacchus databases.[1][8] The year is the year of first registration in either the UK or EU.

In 5 cases the EU registered a name of 2 products under the same entry, whereas they were registered under separate entries in the UK. In that case the UK-naming convention is followed.

Fresh meat (and offal)[edit]

Product Designation (System) Year Awarded Notes
Cambrian Mountains Lamb PGI (UK)[a] 2021 Limited to meat from lambs born, reared and slaughtered in the Cambrian Mountains area of mid Wales.[9]
Gower Salt Marsh Lamb PDO (UK, EU) 2021 A type of salt marsh lamb (Agneau de pré-salé) limited to sheep that are born reared and slaughtered on the Gower Peninsula. It is the unique vegetation and environment of the salt marshes on the north Gower coastline, where the lambs graze, which gives the meat its distinctive characteristics.[10] Protection under EU law was first opposed by France and registered in 2023 following a voluntary change in the description indicating the lamb may be frozen prior to selling it.[11]
Isle of Man Manx Loaghtan lamb PDO (UK, EU)[b] 2008 Limited to products produced, processed and prepared on the Isle of Man, using traditional methods. Products should be produced from lambs grazed on unimproved land and if supplementary feed is needed this should be sourced from locally grown grain.[12]
Lakeland Herdwick PDO (UK, EU) 2013 Limited to products produced, processed and prepared in Cumbria. Products must be produced from sheep grazed locally and any supplementary feed should be sourced in Cumbria. Lakeland Herdwick lamb must be slaughtered between 8 and 12 months of age.[13]
Orkney beef PDO (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to products produced and reared on Orkney, using traditional methods. The cattle must be slaughtered and prepared on Orkney.[14]
Orkney lamb PDO (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to products produced and reared on Orkney, using traditional methods. The lambs must be slaughtered and prepared on Orkney.[15]
Scotch beef PGI (UK, EU) 2004 Limited to products produced in Scotland, including the Outer Hebrides, Shetland and Orkney. Products must be produced from cattle reared, slaughtered and dressed in Scotland.[16]
Scotch lamb PGI (UK, EU) 2004 Limited to products produced in Scotland, including the Outer Hebrides, Shetland and Orkney. Products must be produced from sheep reared, slaughtered and dressed in Scotland.[17]
Shetland lamb PDO (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to products produced, processed and prepared in Shetland, using traditional methods. Products must be produced from lambs no more than 12 months old at the time of slaughter.[18]
Traditionally farmed Gloucestershire Old Spots pork TSG (UK, EU) 2010 In order to be designated as such the product should be from Gloucestershire Old Spots, described as "traditional unimproved breeds". The animals should be reared using traditional farming methods, including allowing the meat to mature on the bone for several days. The Designation (System) refers to all products of the pig, including bacon, gammon, sausages etc.[19]
Traditionally Reared Pedigree Welsh Pork TSG (UK, EU) 2017 The product is meat from Pedigree Welsh pigs, which had a diet of "low in protein where the protein percentage of purchased feed does not exceed 20 % post weaning."
Welsh beef PGI (UK, EU) 2002 Limited to products from cattle that are born and reared in Wales. Products must come from cattle that have not bred.[20]
Welsh lamb PGI (UK, EU) 2003 Limited to products that are produced from lambs born and reared in Wales.[21]
West Country beef PGI (UK, EU) 2014 Limited to products produced from cattle born, reared and processed in the West Country (Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire). Products must have a diet of at least 70% forage.[22]
West Country lamb PGI (UK, EU) 2014 Limited to products that are produced from lambs born and reared in the West Country (Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire). Products must be no more than 12 months old at the time of slaughter.[23]

Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)[edit]

Product Designation (System) Year Awarded Notes
Carmarthen Ham PGI (UK, EU) 2016 The ham air-dried at 16 -26 degrees for 6-9 months in the Carmarthen area.[24]
Melton Mowbray pork pie PGI (UK, EU) 2008 Limited to products produced using a traditional recipe and within the vicinity of Melton Mowbray.[25]
New Forest Pannage Ham PGI (UK) 2023 Limited to ham made from pigs which were released in New Forest in the year before they were slaughtered and where they eat acorns and beech mast. The ham is produced in Hampshire, Dorset or Wiltshire.[26]
Newmarket sausage PGI (UK, EU) 2012 Limited to products produced within the vicinity of Newmarket. Products must have a meat content of at least 70% and be made from prime cuts of meat from the belly or shoulder.[27]
Stornoway black pudding PGI (UK, EU) 2013 Limited to products produced using a traditional recipe with a prescribed ratio of ingredients and within the vicinity of Isle of Lewis and "the surrounding 'Stornoway Trust' area".[28]
Traditional Cumberland sausage PGI (UK, EU) 2011 Limited to products produced in Cumbria. Products must have a meat content of at least 80% and be sold coiled, rather than linked.[29]

Cheeses[edit]

Product Designation (System) Year Awarded Notes
Beacon Fell traditional Lancashire cheese PDO (UK, EU) 2007 Limited to cheese produced, processed and prepared in the Fylde area of Lancashire, including Preston and Blackpool. Products must be made from full fat cows milk and contain 48% butter fat, using traditional methods.[30]
Bonchester cheese PDO (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to cheese produced, processed and prepared within a 90‑km radius of the summit of Peel Fell. Products must be made from full fat Jersey cow milk, with a minimum fat content of 20% and a maximum water content of 60%, using traditional methods.[31]
Buxton Blue PDO (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to cheese processed and prepared within a 30‑km radius of Buxton and using milk from cows grazed in Derbyshire and the surrounding counties, using traditional methods.[32]
Dorset Blue cheese PGI (UK, EU) 1998 Limited to cheese produced, processed and prepared in Dorset. The product must be made from unpasteurised, skimmed milk from cows grazed in the Blackmore Vale.[33]
Dovedale cheese PDO (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to cheese produced, processed and prepared within an 80‑km radius from Dovedale, using whole milk from cows grazed in the surrounding counties of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Staffordshire. The product must be produced using traditional methods.[34]
Exmoor blue cheese PGI (UK, EU) 1999 Limited to cheese produced in west Somerset, using traditional methods. The product must be made using Jersey cow milk, with a typical composition of 49% water and 34% fat.[35]
Orkney Scottish island cheddar PGI (UK, EU) 2013 Limited to cheese produced on Orkney, using milk from locally grazed cows.[36]
Single Gloucester PDO (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to cheese produced, processed and prepared in Gloucestershire, using traditional methods. The product must normally be produced from either pasteurised or unpasteurised Gloucester cows' milk. However, when this is not possible, milk from other breeds grazed in Gloucestershire can be used.[37]
Staffordshire cheese PDO (UK, EU) 2007 Limited to cheese produced, processed and prepared within the county of Staffordshire, using traditional methods. The product must be made from milk from cows grazed in Staffordshire or on silage sourced there.[38]
Stilton white cheese PDO (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to white cheese produced, processed and prepared in Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, using traditional methods. The product must normally be made using full-fat pasteurised cows' milk from cows grazed in the designated area. However, if this is not readily available this may be sourced from the surrounding counties of Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The cheese must have a minimum fat content of 48%.[39] In the EU the cheese is registered with the blue cheese as "White Stilton cheese / Blue Stilton cheese".
Stilton blue cheese PDO (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to white cheese produced, processed and prepared in Leicestershire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, using traditional methods. The product must normally be made using full-fat pasteurised cows' milk from cows grazed in the designated area. However, if this is not readily available this may be sourced from the surrounding counties of Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The cheese must have a minimum fat content of 48%.[39] In the EU the cheese is registered with the white cheese as "White Stilton cheese / Blue Stilton cheese".
Swaledale cheese PDO (EU)[c] 1996 Limited to cheese produced, processed and prepared in the Swaledale Valley, North Yorkshire, using traditional methods. The product must be made from full fat cows' milk, from cows grazed in the designated area. The product must contain a minimum fat content of 48% and a maximum water content of 48%.[40]
Swaledale Ewes cheese PDO (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to cheese produced, processed and prepared in the Swaledale Valley, North Yorkshire, using traditional methods. The product must be made from full fat ewe milk, from sheep grazed in the designated area.[41]
Teviotdale cheese PGI (UK, EU) 1998 Limited to cheese produced within a 90‑km radius of the summit of Peel Fell. The product must be produced using unpasteurised whole milk from Jersey cows. The product must have a minimum fat content of 48% and a maximum water content of 48%.[42]
Traditional Ayrshire Dunlop PGI (UK, EU) 2015 Limited to cheese produced within the traditional parish of Dunlop. The product must be produced using pasteurised whole milk (15 seconds at 72 degrees) from Ayrshire cows. The product has a fat content of 52.1% and a pH of 5.2-5.4.[43]
Traditional Welsh Caerphilly / Traditional Welsh Caerffili PGI (UK, EU) 2018 Limited to as a flat roundshaped cheeses produced in Wales of “Caerphilly” style.[44]
West Country farmhouse Cheddar cheese PDO (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to cheese produced, processed and prepared in Dorset, Somerset, Cornwall and Devon, using traditional methods. The product must normally be made from pasteurised cows' milk from cows grazed in the designated area. However, when this is not readily available milk may be used from the bordering counties of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire.[45]
Yorkshire Wensleydale PGI (UK, EU) 2013 Limited to cheese produced in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire. The product must be produced using whole milk from cows grazed in the designated area, which can be both pasteurised or unpasteurised.[46]

Other products of animal origin (eggs, honey, various dairy products etc.)[edit]

Product Designation (System) Year Awarded Notes
Cornish clotted cream PDO (UK, EU) 1998 Limited to products produced, processed and prepared from milk produced in Cornwall and containing a minimum butterfat content of 55%.[47]

Fruit, vegetables and cereals fresh or processed[edit]

Product Designation (System) Year Awarded Notes
Armagh bramley apples PGI (UK, EU) 2012 Limited to apples grown within the Archdiocese of Armagh, Northern Ireland (covering Counties Tyrone and Armagh and parts of County Londonderry). Products must be harvested between early September and late October.[48]
Ayrshire New Potatoes / Ayrshire Earlies PGI (UK, EU) 2019 Limited to immature potatoes of the species Solanum tuberosum of the family Solanaceae grown in the county of Ayrshire, South West of Scotland. They must be planted, grown and harvested within the defined geographical area (the areas of North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire councils). Potatoes are harvested from the beginning of May until the end of July. [49]
Fenland celery PGI (UK, EU) 2013 Limited to celery that has been produced in prescribed parishes in The Fens. The product must be grown on the "Adventurers 1 and 2 soil series 'deep peat soil which is naturally very fertile, deriving partially decomposed plant remains that accumulated under waterlogged conditions'", using traditional or commercial methods.[50]
Jersey royal potatoes PDO (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to potatoes grown, prepared and processed on the island of Jersey, using traditional methods.[51]
New season Comber potatoes/Comber Earlies PGI (UK, EU) 2012 Limited to potatoes produced in an area bounded by Ardkeen in the south, Crossgar and Killyleagh in the west and Castlereagh, North Down and Belfast in the east. The product must be planted in January and harvested between early May and late July.[52]
Pembrokeshire early potatoes/Pembrokeshire earlies PGI (UK, EU) 2013 Limited to potatoes grown in Pembrokeshire. The product must be planted in early February and harvested between May and late July.[53]
The Vale of Clwyd Denbigh Plum PGI (UK, EU) 2019 Limited to plums (Prunus domestica) grown in the Vale of Clwyd in Denbighshire North Wales.[54]
Traditional Bramley Apple Pie Filling TSG (UK, EU) 2015 The Pie Filling is a "homogeneous blend of Bramley apple pieces, sugar and water", using apples between 65 mm-115 mm in size, cut at a size larger than 15 mm.[55]
Vale of Evesham Asparagus PGI (UK, EU) 2016 Limited to green asparagus produced in the period April to July in the council bounderies of Malvern Hills, Wychavon and Stratford.[56]
Watercress TSG (UK, EU) 2021 Watercress is a plant in the cress family grown in flowing water using Nasturtium officinale seed at 10-12°C.[57][58] In the EU the terms is protected in several language variations as "Watercress / Cresson de Fontaine / Berros de Agua / Agrião de Água / Waterkers / Brunnenkresse". The term is only protected when accompanied with the term "made following the tradition of" followed by 1 or more of the countries: the United Kingdom, Belgium, Spain, France, The Netherland or Portugal. Other use of the term Watercress remains possible, regardless of whether the process is followed.[59]
Welsh leeks PGI (UK) 2022 Leeks grown, harvested and packed in Wales can be designated Welsh leeks. They have a length of 28-35 cm and a width of 3.8-4.2 cm.[60]
Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb PDO (UK, EU) 2010 Limited to rhubarb produced within the Rhubarb Triangle (an area between Leeds, Wakefield and Bradford). Products must be produced using traditional methods.[61]

Fresh fish, molluscs, and crustaceans and derivative products[edit]

Product Designation (System) Year Awarded Notes
Arbroath smokies PGI (UK, EU) 2004 Limited to products produced within "a coastal corridor with an inland boundary 8 kilometres radius from Arbroath Town House and extending to the community of West Mains in the north and the community of East Haven in the south" and purchased at designated Scottish fish markets. Products must be produced using traditional methods.[62]
Conwy mussels PGI (UK, EU) 2006 Mussels (Metilus edulis) of at least 2 years old, raked by hand with boats of a maximum length of 15 meters in the Conwy Bay and Estuary.[63]
Cornish sardines PGI (UK, EU) 2009 Limited to sardines that have been caught within an area no more than six miles off the Cornish coast. Products must be landed and processed within Cornwall.[64]
Fal oyster PDO (UK, EU) 2013 Limited to oysters that have been caught within the Truro Port Fishery ("all those parts of the Truro and Falmouth Harbours and of the bed of the Truro, Fal and Tresillian rivers containing an area of 2721 acres") using traditional vessels. Products must be caught between October 1 and March 31.[64]
Isle of Man queenies PDO (UK, EU) 2012 Limited to queen scallops that have been caught within the territorial waters of the Isle of Man.[65]
London Cure smoked salmon PGI (UK, EU) 2017 Limited to salmon cured only with rock salt and oak smoke produced in the London boroughs of Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Newham.[66]
Lough Neagh eel PGI (UK, EU) 2011 Limited to eels caught in Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland and the lower River Bann, using traditional methods. Yellow eels (immature Anguilla anguilla) must be caught between 1 May and 8 January. Silver eels (mature Anguilla anguilla) must be caught between 1 June and 28 February.[67]
Lough Neagh Pollan PDO (UK, EU) 2018 Wild fish (Coregonus pollan) caught in Northern Irish lake of Lough Neagh..[68]
Scottish farmed salmon PGI (UK, EU) 2008 Limited to Atlantic salmon that have been "conventionally and organically" farmed on the west coast of Scotland, the Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland.[69]
Scottish wild salmon PGI (UK, EU) 2012 Limited to Atlantic salmon caught up to 1500 metres from the coast of Scotland, using prescribed methods.[70]
Traditional Grimsby smoked fish PGI (UK, EU) 2009 Limited to fish that have been prepared and smoked in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, using a traditional method. Products must be either cod or haddock and weigh between 200g-700g.[71]
West Wales coracle caught salmon PGI (UK, EU) 2013 Limited to Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) that have been caught in specific tidal areas of the River Tywi, the River Taf and the River Teifi. Products must be caught using traditional coracle fishing methods.[72]
West Wales coracle caught sewin PGI (UK, EU) 2013 Limited to Brown trout (Salmo truttta) that have been caught in specific tidal areas of the River Tywi, the River Taf and the River Teifi. Products must be caught using traditional coracle fishing methods.[73]
Whitstable oysters PGI (UK, EU) 1997 Limited to oysters caught on oyster beds in the vicinity of Whitstable, Kent. The product can include both the species Ostrea edulis and Crassostrea gigas.[74]

Other products (spices etc.)[edit]

Product Designation (System) Year Awarded Notes
East Kent goldings PDO (UK, EU) 2013 Limited to hops prepared, processed and produced in a specific area of Kent, which includes the settlements "Tonge, Lynsted, Norton, Teynham, Buckland, Stone, Ospringe, Faversham, Boughton-under-Blean, Selling, Chartham, Chilham, Harbledown, Canterbury, Bekesbourne, Bridge, Kent and Bishopsbourne", using traditional methods.[75]
Gloucestershire cider PGI (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to cider produced in Gloucestershire, using locally grown varieties of cider apples.[76][77] In the EU the cider is grouped with Gloucestershire perry under the same PGI.
Gloucestershire perry PGI (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to perry produced in Gloucestershire, using locally grown varieties of perry pears.[76][77] In the EU the perry is grouped with Gloucestershire cider under the same PGI.
Herefordshire cider PGI (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to cider produced in Herefordshire, using locally grown varieties of perry cider apples.[78][79] In the EU the cider is grouped with Herefordshire perry under the same PGI.
Herefordshire perry PGI (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to perry produced in Herefordshire, using locally grown varieties of perry pears.[78][79] In the EU the perry is grouped with Herefordshire cider under the same PGI.
Traditional Welsh cider PGI (UK, EU) 2017 Limited to cider produced in Wales, using locally grown cider apples.[80]
Traditional Welsh perry PGI (UK, EU) 2017 Limited to perry produced in Wales, using locally grown pears.[81]
Welsh laverbread PDO (UK, EU) 2017 Traditional product made from laver (seaweed: porphyra umbilicalis), plucked from the Wales coastline and cooked with exclusively with salt and water.[82]
Worcestershire cider PGI (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to products produced in Worcestershire, using locally grown varieties of cider apples.[83][84] In the EU the cider is grouped with Worcestershire perry under the same PGI.
Worcestershire perry PGI (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to products produced in Worcestershire, using locally grown varieties of perry pears.[83][84] In the EU the perry is grouped with Worcestershire cider under the same PGI.

Beers[edit]

Product Designation (System) Year Awarded Notes
Kentish ale PGI (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to ale produced within Kent using traditional methods. Products must have an abv between 3.5% and 5.9%.[85] In the EU the PGI is registered together with Kentish Strong Ale. The product is produced in a single company: Shepherd Neame Brewery.
Kentish strong ale PGI (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to ale produced within Kent using traditional methods. Products must have an abv between 5% and 7%.[86] In the EU the PGI is registered together with Kentish Ale. The product is produced in a single company: Shepherd Neame Brewery.
Rutland bitter PGI (UK, EU) 1996 Limited to bitter produced, processed and prepared within Rutland and Leicestershire, although packaging can take place elsewhere.[87]

Bread, pastry, cakes, confectionery, biscuits and other baker’s wares[edit]

Product Designation (System) Year Awarded Notes
Cornish pasty PGI (UK, EU) 2011 Limited to products produced in Cornwall using a traditional recipe, with at least 12.5% beef and 25% vegetable content. Products can still be finally baked outside of the designated production area.[88]

Salt[edit]

Product Designation (System) Year Awarded Notes
Anglesey sea salt/Halen Môn PDO (UK, EU) 2014 Limited to sea salt prepared, processed and produced in the Menai Strait, using traditional methods.[89]

Wool[edit]

Product Designation (System) Year Awarded Notes
Native Shetland wool PDO (UK, EU) 2011 Limited to products produced in Shetland, using traditional methods. Products must come from pure bred Shetland sheep who have been grazed organically in Shetland.[90]

Wines[edit]

Product Designation (System) Year Awarded Notes
Darnibole PDO (UK, EU) 2017 Limited to wine produced in a 5 hectare area (called Darnibole) from the Bachus grape, at a maximum yield of 56 hecotliter per hectare.[91]
English PDO (UK, EU) 2011 Limited to wine produced in England from grapes grown in the designated area, using prescribed methods. Products must use grapes from vines growing at a height below 220 metres above sea level. The product may be vinified outside of the designated area provided it is contiguous to England and prior authorisation has been granted from the Food Standards Agency. The product must conform to restrictions regarding alcohol content, acidification and sweetening.[92]
English regional PGI (UK, EU) 2011 Limited to wine produced from grapes grown in England, although production does not have to be within a certain area. The product must conform to restrictions regarding alcohol content, acidification and sweetening.[93]
Sussex PDO (UK) 2022 Limited to wine produced from grapes grown in East and West Sussex. The wine should consist mainly of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier grapes, normally produced at 12 tonnes per hectares (with a maximum of 14 tonnes per hectare). The wine is available as a still wine and a sparkling wine.[94]
Welsh PDO (UK, EU) 2011 Limited to wine produced in Wales from grapes grown in the designated area, using prescribed methods. Products must use grapes from vines growing at a height below 220 metres above sea level. The product may be vinified outside of the designated area provided it is contiguous to Wales and prior authorisation has been granted from the Food Standards Agency. The product must conform to restrictions regarding alcohol content, acidification and sweetening.[95]
Welsh regional PGI (UK, EU) 2011 Limited to wine produced from grapes grown in Wales, although production does not have to be within a certain area. The product must conform to restrictions regarding alcohol content, acidification and sweetening.[96]

Spirit drinks[edit]

Product Designation (System) Year Awarded Notes
Irish cream GI (UK, EU) 1989 Irish cream is a blend of fresh Irish dairy cream in a flavoured/sweetened alcohol base which contains Irish Whiskey and other permitted ingredients. Production takes place on the island of Ireland.[97]
Irish Poteen/Poitín GI (UK, EU) 2008 Limited to a distilled drink originating from the island of Ireland, produced from cereals, grain, whey, sugar beet molasses or potatoes.[98]
Irish whiskey/uisce beatha Eireannach/Irish whisky GI (UK, EU)[99] 2008 Limited to whisky that is produced on the island of Ireland.[d] The final product must not be sweetened or flavoured, other than the addition of plain caramel as a colouring. The product must have an abv of at least 40%.[101]
Single Malt Welsh Whisky/Wisgi Cymreig Brag Sengl GI (UK) 2023 Limited to whisky produced in a single distillery, which is located in Wales and produced through a batch process. All production steps (Mashing/Brewing, Fermentation, Distillation and Maturation) takes place in Wales and Welsh water is used.[102]
Scotch whisky GI (UK, EU)[103] 2008 Limited to whisky that is produced in Scotland.[104] The final product must not be sweetened or flavoured, other than the addition of plain caramel as a colouring. The product must have an abv of at least 40%.[101]
Somerset cider brandy GI (UK, EU) 2009 Limited to apple brandy produced in the county of Somerset. The product must have an ABV of at least 40% and have been aged for at least three years.[105]

Products which formerly had protected status[edit]

Product Designation (System) Year Awarded Notes
Newcastle Brown Ale[106] PGI (EU) 2000 Until 2007, limited to beer brewed within the city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The PGI was cancelled on request of the sole producer, Scottish & Newcastle, when production was moved to Gateshead, outside of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[106][107][108]
Swaledale cheese PDO (EU, UK)[e] 1996 Limited to cheese produced, processed and prepared in the Swaledale Valley, North Yorkshire, using traditional methods. The product must be made from full fat cows' milk, from cows grazed in the designated area. The PDO was cancelled under UK law on request of the sole producer, Swaledale Cheese company ltd, when production was moved outside Swaledale following an eviction notice on the original production location.[109]
Traditional farmfresh turkey TSG (UK, EU) 2000 The product is described as being superior in quality to standard turkeys. In order to be described as such the product must be produced using a specific method which includes using only birds which are over 20 weeks old, have been dry plucked, hung to mature and eviscerated after this period of hanging. Protection ceased on 4 January 2023 as a result of the end of a transition period for TSG's that had been registered under earlier legislation.[110]
Plymouth gin PGI (UK, EU) 2008 Limited to gin that is produced in Plymouth.[111] The product must have a minimum abv of 37.5%. and have a predominantly juniper flavour. The PGI expired in 2015 after Pernod Ricard opted not to renew it, believing it unnecessary due to already owning the trademark for the name.[112][113]

List by country[edit]

PGI and PDO are linked to a geographical region and thus can be linked to a country. This is not necessarily the case for TSG products, where this is not a requirement. In the list below the geographical indications are grouped by country. For TSG, the grouping is with the location with which the product has most affinity.

Country (or Crown Dependency) No. of
products 		List
 England 47 Lakeland Herdwick, Traditionally farmed Gloucestershire Old Spots pork, West Country lamb, West Country beef, Melton Mowbray pork pie, Newmarket sausage, New Forest pannage ham, Cumberland sausage, Beacon Fell Traditional Lancashire Cheese, Buxton Blue, Dorset Blue Cheese, Dovedale cheese, Exmoor blue cheese, Staffordshire cheese, Swaledale Ewes cheese, Swaledale cheese, Stilton white cheese, Stilton blue cheese, Single Gloucester, Teviotdale cheese, Yorkshire Wensleydale, Cornish clotted cream, Fenland celery, Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb, Cornish sardines, Fal oyster, traditional Grimsby smoked fish, Whitstable oysters, East Kent goldings, Gloucestershire cider, Gloucestershire perry, Herefordshire cider, Herefordshire perry, Worcestershire cider, Worcestershire perry, Kentish ale, Kentish strong ale, Rutland bitter, Cornish pasty, English, English regional, Somerset cider brandy, Sussex, London Cure smoked salmon, Darnibole, Vale of Evesham asparagus, West Country Farmhouse Cheddar Cheese.
 Isle of Man 2 Isle of Man Manx Loaghtan lamb, Isle of Man queenies
 Jersey 1 Jersey royal potatoes
Northern Ireland 8 Armagh bramley apples, Irish Cream, Irish Poteen/Irish Poitín, Irish whiskey/uisce beatha Eireannach/Irish whisky, new season Comber potatoes/Comber Earlies, Lough Neagh eel, Lough Neagh Pollan, Traditional Bramley Apple Pie Filling
 Scotland 16 Ayrshire New Potatoes / Ayrshire Earlies, Orkney beef, Orkney lamb, Scotch beef, Scotch lamb, Shetland lamb, Stornoway black pudding, Bonchester cheese, Orkney Scottish island cheddar, Arbroath smokie, Scottish farmed salmon, Scottish wild salmon, Ayrshire Earlies/Ayrshire Early Potatoes, Traditional Ayrshire Dunlop, Scotch whisky, native Shetland wool
 Wales 19 Cambrian Mountains Lamb, Carmarthen Ham, Conwy mussels, Gower Salt Marsh Lamb, Pembrokeshire early potatoes/Pembrokeshire earlies, Single Malt Welsh Whisky/Wisgi Cymreig Brag Sengl, The Vale of Clwyd Denbigh Plum, Traditional Welsh Caerphilly / Traditional Welsh Caerffili, Traditional Welsh cider, Traditional Welsh perry, Welsh beef, Welsh lamb, Traditionally Reared Pedigree Welsh Pork, Welsh Laverbread, West Wales coracle caught salmon, West Wales coracle caught sewin, Anglesey sea salt/Halen Môn, Welsh, Welsh Regional
UK-wide 1 Watercress

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Applicable in England, Wales and Scotland
  2. ^ Applicable in the EU and Northern Ireland
  3. ^ UK registration was cancelled in 2022
  4. ^ The protected geographical indication for Irish Whiskey/Uisce Beatha Eireannach/Irish Whisky covers both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.[100]
  5. ^ EU registration still active

References and sources[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Database of Origin and Registration n.d.
  2. ^ a b c d Geographical indications and traditional specialities 2014.
  3. ^ a b Protected food names: guidance for producers 2014.
  4. ^ EU agricultural product quality policy 2014.
  5. ^ Regulation No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council 2008, p. 16-54.
  6. ^ New framework for Quality schemes in agriculture enters into force 2013.
  7. ^ "Protecting food and drink names from 1 January 2021". 5 February 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  8. ^ E-Bacchus n.d.
  9. ^ "Cambrian Mountains Lamb". UK government. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Gower Salt Marsh Lamb". UK government. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1547 of 26 July 2023 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications ('Gower Salt Marsh Lamb' (PDO))". European Commission. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  12. ^ Council Regulation (EEC) No 2081/92: Isle of Man Manx Loaghtan Lamb 2007.
  13. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: Lakeland Herdwick 2007.
  14. ^ Product Specification: Orkney Beef 2007.
  15. ^ Product Specification: Orkney Lamb 2007.
  16. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geopgraphical indications and protected designations of origin: Scotch Beef 2007.
  17. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geopgraphical indications and protected designations of origin: Scotch Lamb 2007.
  18. ^ Product Specification: Shetland Lamb 2007.
  19. ^ Application for registration of a TSG: Traditionally Farmed Gloucestershire Old Spots Pork 2007.
  20. ^ Product Specification: Welsh Beef 2007.
  21. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: Welsh Lamb 2007.
  22. ^ Application to register: West Country Beef 2007.
  23. ^ Application to register: West Country Lamb 2007.
  24. ^ "Version 22/03/2016 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION. "CARMARTHEN HAM"" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  25. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006: Melton Mowbray Pork Pie 2007.
  26. ^ "Product specification for New Forest Pannage Ham" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  27. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: Newmarket Sausage 2007.
  28. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: Stornoway Black Pudding 2007.
  29. ^ Application to register: Traditional Cumberland Sausage 2007.
  30. ^ EU protected food names scheme: protected designation of origin: Beacon Fell traditional Lancashire cheese 2014.
  31. ^ EU protected food names scheme: protected designation of origin: Bonchester Cheese 2007.
  32. ^ Product Specification: Buxton Blue 2007.
  33. ^ Product Specification: Dorset Blue Cheese 2007.
  34. ^ Product Specification: Dovedale Cheese 2007.
  35. ^ Product Specification: Exmoor Jersey Blue 2007.
  36. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: Orkney Scottish Island Cheddar 2007.
  37. ^ Product Specification: Single Gloucester 2007.
  38. ^ EU protected food names scheme: protected designation of origin: Staffordshire Cheese 2007.
  39. ^ a b Product Specification: Stilton Cheese 2007.
  40. ^ Product Specification: Swaledale Cheese 2007.
  41. ^ Product Specification: Swaledale Ewes Cheese 2007.
  42. ^ Product Specification: Teviotdale Cheese 2007.
  43. ^ "SPECIFICATION COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin "Traditional Ayrshire Dunlop"" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  44. ^ "SPECIFICATIONCOUNCIL REGULATION (EU) No 1151/2012 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin "Traditional Welsh Caerphilly/Traditional Welsh Caerffili"" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  45. ^ Product Specification: West Country Farmhouse Cheddar 2007.
  46. ^ Product Specification: Yorkshire Wensleydale 2007.
  47. ^ Application for registration: Article 5: Cornish Clotted Cream 1998.
  48. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin:Armagh Bramley Apples 2007.
  49. ^ Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1172 of 2 July 2019 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Ayrshire New Potatoes’/‘Ayrshire Earlies’ (PGI)): Ayrshire New Potatoes / Ayrshire Earlies 2019.
  50. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: Fenland Celery 2007.
  51. ^ Product Specification: Jersey Royal Potatoes 2007.
  52. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: New Season Comber Potatoes/Comber Earlies 2007.
  53. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin:Pembrokeshire Earlies / Pembrokeshire Early Potatoes 2007.
  54. ^ "PRODUCT SPECIFICATION 'The Vale of Clwyd Denbigh Plum'" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
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  56. ^ "PRODUCT SPECIFICATION: "Vale of Evesham Asparagus"" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  57. ^ "PPublication of an application for registration of a name pursuant to Article 50(2)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs (2019/C 401/06)". European Union. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  58. ^ "Watercress". United Kingdom government. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  59. ^ "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2000 of 18 October 2022 entering a name in the register of Traditional Specialities Guaranteed 'Watercress' / 'Cresson de Fontaine' / 'Berros de Agua' / 'Agrião de Água' / 'Waterkers' / 'Brunnenkresse' (TSG) C/2022/7278". European Union. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  60. ^ ""Product specification for 'Welsh Leeks'"" (PDF). Government of the UK. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  61. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 Application to register: Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb 2007.
  62. ^ EU protected food names scheme: protected geographical indication: Arbroath Smokies 2007.
  63. ^ "20150113 Product Specification Conwy Mussels 03 Final" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  64. ^ a b Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: Cornish Sardines 2007.
  65. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: Isle of Man Queenies 2007.
  66. ^ "SPECIFICATION COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1151/2012 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin "London Cure Smoked Salmon"" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  67. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: Lough Neagh Eels 2007.
  68. ^ "COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1151/2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs "LOUGH NEAGH POLLAN"" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  69. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: Scottish Farmed Salmon 2007.
  70. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: Scottish Wild Salmon 2007.
  71. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006: Traditional Grimsby Smoked Fish 2007.
  72. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: West Wales Coracle Caught Salmon 2007.
  73. ^ "SPECIFICATION COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1151/2012 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin "West Wales Coracle Caught Sewin"" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  74. ^ Product Specification: Whitstable Oysters 2007.
  75. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: East Kent Goldings 2007.
  76. ^ a b Product Specification: Gloucestershire Cider 2007.
  77. ^ a b Product Specification: Gloucestershire Perry 2007.
  78. ^ a b Product Specification: Herefordshire Cider 2007.
  79. ^ a b Product Specification: Herefordshire Perry 2007.
  80. ^ "20150514 Traditional Welsh Cider Product Specification V2. SPECIFICATION COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No1151/2012 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: "Traditional Welsh Cider"" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  81. ^ "SPECIFICATION COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No1151/2012 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: "Traditional Welsh Perry"" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  82. ^ "SPECIFICATION COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1151/2012 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin "Welsh Laverbread"" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  83. ^ a b Product Specification: Worcestershire Cider 2007.
  84. ^ a b Product Specification: Worcestershire Perry 2007.
  85. ^ Product Specification: Kentish Ale 2007.
  86. ^ Product Specification: Kentish Strong Ale 2007.
  87. ^ Product Specification: Rutland Bitter 2007.
  88. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: Cornish Pasty 2007.
  89. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin:Anglesey Sea Salt/Halen Môn 2014.
  90. ^ Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on protected geographical indications and protected designations of origin: Native Shetland Wool 2007.
  91. ^ "Darnibole Bacchus wine – Protected Designation of Origin (PDO)" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  92. ^ English wine — Protected designation of origin (PDO) 2007.
  93. ^ English regional wine — Protected designation of origin (PGI) 2007.
  94. ^ "Product specification for Sussex" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  95. ^ Welsh wine — Protected designation of origin (PDO) 2007.
  96. ^ Welsh regional wine — Protected designation of origin (PGI) 2007.
  97. ^ "TECHNICAL FILE SETTING OUT THE SPECIFICATIONS WITH WHICH IRISH CREAM MUST COMPLY" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  98. ^ "TECHNICAL FILE SETTING OUT THE SPECIFICATIONS WITH WHICH IRISH POTEEN/IRISH POITÍN MUST COMPLY" (PDF). UK Government. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
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  101. ^ a b Regulation No 110/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council 2008, p. 29-30, 46.
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  108. ^ "COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 952/2007 of 9 August 2007 cancelling a registration of a name in the Register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (Newcastle Brown Ale (PGI))". European Commission. 10 August 2007.
  109. ^ "Swaledale cheese". UK Government. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
  110. ^ Application for registration of a TSG: Traditional farmfresh turkey 2007.
  111. ^ Plymouth new bottle design 2011.
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