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| Stornoway black pudding given protected status | Stornoway black pudding given protected status |
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| Stornoway's famous black pudding has been granted protected status - putting it alongside the likes of Champagne and the Cornish pasty. | |
| The European Commission has awarded the pudding Protected Geographical Indication. | The European Commission has awarded the pudding Protected Geographical Indication. |
| The status means it can only be described as Stornoway black pudding if it is produced in the town or parish of Stornoway on Lewis. | |
| It follows a campaign by four island butchers and Rhoda Grant MSP. | It follows a campaign by four island butchers and Rhoda Grant MSP. |
| They were concerned at the international use of Stornoway or Stornoway style on menus to describe inferior puddings. | They were concerned at the international use of Stornoway or Stornoway style on menus to describe inferior puddings. |
| Ms Grant, a Labour MSP for the Highlands and Islands, said: "I am delighted that Stornoway Black Pudding has been awarded Protected Geographical Indicator status by the European Commission. | |
| "This helps put Stornoway on the map as a producer of high quality produce and ensures the unique black pudding cannot be replicated anywhere else." | |
| John Smith, whose father, also John, bought over W J MacDonald butchers in Stornoway's Francis Street in 1974, said the news had been "a long time coming". | |
| The 54-year-old said: "It's a big thing for us. We started campaigning for this about four years ago and it had to go through the Scottish Parliament first, before being sent to European level. | |
| "It means now that the ingredients and the way it is made will be set in stone. There will be no deviating from that." | |
| Mr Smith added: "We're glad to be sharing the same privilege as, say, Parma ham, which can only be called that if it is made in a specific area." |