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Will Brexit mean the pasty has had its chips?


RAEWYN TUFFERY, Solicitor at Bright Solicitors, explores the impact the Brexit vote may have on Cornwall’s national dish.


The humble pasty may be under threat after the successful Brexit vote on 23 June 2016. The Cornish pasty, along with 73 other British foods, have protection


under the EU Protected Foods Act. This Act offers producers the ability to protect their goods often related to the quality and the region of production by giving them what is known as Protected Geographical Indication status (PGI). Some other well-known British examples are Welsh lamb, single


Gloucester cheese and Scotch whisky. The protection afforded is not only beneficial for the public who know the quality of what they are purchasing, but also the producers themselves, who are able to market their goods of a certain quality originating from a particular region.


‘It may be


wise to get your fill of pasties now to ensure you


really know what you are eating’


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