New Labels For Geographical Indications

• Published date: 19 December 2020
• Law Firm: Marks & Clerk
• Author: No'lle Pearson

DEFRA takes matters into its own hands as Brexit fishing impasse leaves little time to revisit the protection of agricultural products and foodstuffs

My last article, on the protection of agricultural products and foodstuffs (read it here), had me sitting in a wine bar in front of a mixed cheese and charcuterie platter contemplating what would happen to my beloved Teviotdale cheese when the end of the Brexit transition period comes.

Three months on and I am still thinking about Teviotdale cheese, only this time the setting is quite different. Edinburgh is now in a tier three lockdown, which has resulted in the wine bar being replaced by my living room and my cheese and charcuterie platter being replaced by a block of Cheddar cheese and a single gherkin. There is no Teviotdale cheese in sight and the Cheddar cheese/gherkin combination is proving to be undesirable, much like the current stalemate on Brexit talks.

My obsession with Teviotdale cheese and why the cheese is so special has to do with the fact that it is a Protected Geographical...