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Today [27 February] Japan and the UK will complete the process to grant special protected status to iconic British food and drink products including Cornish Pasties and Anglesey Sea Salt to safeguard against imitation.聽

Businesses have welcomed the news that 37 Geographical Indications (GIs) will formally gain protection on Thursday [29 February] following the completion of UK and Japanese scrutiny processes. A second group of protections is set to be announced once further work has concluded.聽

Japan鈥檚 population of 125 million has a strong appetite for international food and drink. The country鈥檚 status as the world鈥檚 third largest economy in 2022 and GDP per capita of 拢27,400 highlights the strength of its consumer market and the commercial opportunities for premium British products in Japan.聽

Securing GIs for iconic British products such as Melton Mowbray Pork Pies, Welsh Beef and Staffordshire Cheese prevents counterfeit products being placed on the Japanese market, ensuring UK businesses can export with confidence and consumers receive authentic, high-quality products.聽

Trade Policy Minister Greg Hands said:

The UK鈥檚 excellent selection of unique, high-quality products are highly sought after around the world. Consumers in Japan can now be assured that they are enjoying the authentic taste of great British food and drink.

This announcement not only protects beloved British delicacies like Scotch Beef and Cornish Pasties, but also gives UK producers added confidence when selling into Japan, part of our plan to help British businesses grow and export more.

Food and Farming Minister Mark Spencer said:

Our GI protections are a guarantee of quality and excellence 鈥� so that the best of British food and drink can be appreciated not only here in the UK, but around the globe.

These additional protections will give assurance to British farmers and producers who export their unique products to Japan 鈥� and to Japanese consumers who will know they are buying the real thing.

For UK businesses, GIs are vital for building trust and enhancing brand recognition, ultimately driving export growth and supporting the sustainability of local industries. They also reinforce the UK鈥檚 position as a producer of distinctive and sought-after goods.聽

Managing Director at Rodda鈥檚 Nicholas Rodda said:

The UK is celebrated for producing some of the very best food and drink in the world. The GI status not only strengthens the authenticity of our Cornish clotted cream on a global stage, but also provides new opportunities for our business conversations internationally. The GI status ensures consumers can continue to enjoy Cornish clotted cream with knowledge that it has been made in Cornwall, with Cornish milk and crafted using traditional methods as it has been at Rodda鈥檚 for over 130 years.

Managing Director of AK Stoddart Grant Moir said:

Since Stoddarts started to supply beef to Japan back in 2019 the brand attributes of Scotch Beef has always been a major draw for the Japanese market.

With the recent announcement that the Geographical Indication is to be formally recognised this will only enhance and strengthen the Scotch and Stoddarts brand in Japan.

Scotland has long been admired for its food and drink heritage and this will only benefit the global reputation of Scotland.

Co-Founder and Managing Director of Halen M么n Alison Lea-Wilson said:

We are absolutely delighted to learn that Japan is recognising GIs from the UK. We are proud to have the name and method of Halen M么n recognised as authentic and possessing the special qualities that set it apart from other salts.鈥澛�

International Market Development Director at the AHDB Dr Phil Hadley said:

Thanks to the news on GIs we will explore opportunities for forage fed GI West Country Beef and West Country Lamb in this discerning market. Japan is an important market and AHDB is committed to working with industry and UK government to develop further opportunities for our exporters, including participation at FoodEx in Tokyo from March 5 to March 8 where we will be promoting quality British red meat.

The UK will also be protecting the Geographical Indications of several Japanese food and drink products, including Hokkaido wine and Hiba beef. British consumers can shop with confidence, knowing they are purchasing authentic Japanese goods.聽

The UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force on 1 January 2021 and will lead to the increase of protected GIs from just seven under the EU-Japan trade deal to over 70.

Background

• Population and GDP figures have been sourced from 2022 IMF estimates (the latest available data). Figures for subsequent years are all still projections.聽

The following UK food and agricultural products will have their GIs protected in Japan:聽 聽 - Anglesey Sea Salt/Halen M么n聽 - Arbroath Smokies聽 - Conwy Mussels聽 - Cornish Clotted Cream聽 - Cornish Pasty - East Kent Goldings聽 - London Cure Smoked Salmon聽 - Lough Neagh Eel聽 - Lough Neagh Pollan聽 - Melton Mowbray Pork Pie聽 - Orkney Scottish Island Cheddar聽 - Pembrokeshire Earlies/Pembrokeshire Early Potatoes聽 - Scotch Beef聽 - Scotch Lamb聽 - Single Gloucester聽 - Staffordshire Cheese聽 - Stornoway Black Pudding聽 - Traditional Ayrshire Dunlop聽 - Traditional Cumberland Sausage聽 - Traditional Grimsby Smoked Fish聽 - Traditional Welsh Caerphilly聽 - Welsh Beef聽 - Welsh Lamb聽 - Welsh Laverbread聽 - West Country Beef聽 - West Country Lamb聽 - Yorkshire Wensleydale聽

The following UK alcoholic beverages will have their GIs protected in Japan:聽

• English Wine聽
• English Regional Wine聽
• Herefordshire Cider聽
• Herefordshire Perry聽
• Irish Poteen聽
• Kentish Ale聽
• Kentish Strong Ale聽
• Somerset Cider Brandy聽
• Welsh Wine聽
• Welsh Regional Wine聽

The following Japanese agricultural products and beverages will have their GIs protected in the UK聽

• Daiei Suika聽
• Daisen Broccoli聽
• Echizen Gani/Echizen Kani聽
• Edosaki Kabocha聽
• Futago Satoimo/Futago Imonoko聽
• 贬补驳颈听
• 贬补谤颈尘补听
• Hiba Gyu聽
• Higashiizumo no Maruhata Hoshigaki聽
• Hiyama Haishen聽
• 贬辞办办补颈诲辞听
• Ibuki Soba/Ibuki Zairaisoba聽
• 滨产耻谤颈驳补办办辞听
• Iwadeyama Koridofu/Iwadeyama Meisan Koridofu聽
• Kikuchi Suiden Gobo
• Koge Hanagoshogaki聽
• Kumamoto Akaushi聽
• Matsudate Shibori Daikon聽
• 惭颈别听
• Mito no Yawaraka Negi聽
• Monobe Yuzu聽
• 狈补诲补驳辞驳辞听
• Nango Tomato聽
• Okukuji Shamo聽
• Ozasa Urui聽
• Sayo Mochidaizu聽
• Taisyu Soba聽
• Tokyo Shamo聽
• Tone Numata聽
• Toyama Hoshigaki聽聽
• Tsunan no Yukishita Ninjin聽
• Tsuruta Steuben聽
• Wakayama Umeshu聽
• Yamadai Kansho聽
• Yamagata Celery聽
• Yamanashi
• Yatsushiro Tokusan Banpeiyu聽
• Zentsujisan Shikakusuika聽