Shake-up of geographic origin labels scheme “must educate consumers to support UK food heritage”

6 March 2020

Shake-up of geographic origin labels scheme “must educate consumers to support UK food heritage”

• Education of consumers and minimising red tape is essential as the UK develops its own ‘geographical indication’ (GI) labelling system for traditional food products following Brexit, new research shows

The introduction of a new system for protecting unique British food products such as Cornish pasties and Melton Mowbray pork pies will depend on better educating consumers and minimising the regulatory burden for producers to be successful, researchers have said.