Forfar Bridies applies for EU protection
The Forfar Bridie Producers Association, a collaborative team made up of McLaren & Son Bakers and Saddlers of Forfar, has applied for Protected Food Name (PFN) status for the Scottish snack.
MasterChef: The Professionals winner Jamie Scott (L) and presenter Gregg Wallace at the launch of the bid for PFN status for the Forfar Bridie.
The application was announced by Scotland’s food secretary Richard Lochhead at the weekend and, if successful, will offer Forfar Bridies protection against imitation and provide it with increased product awareness.
Lochhead said: “Achieving protected status for Forfar Bridies will ensure that consumers at home and across the EU have a one hundred per cent guarantee of the product’s authenticity.
“A Forfar Bridie is a delicious, traditional savoury Scottish snack. We already have other great Scottish foods, such as Stornoway Black Pudding, Scotch Beef and Traditional Ayrshire Dunlop, which have European protected status and are free from imitation. It guarantees the food’s provenance and supports local producers, like the Forfar Bridie Producers Association.”
Karen Murray of McLaren & Son in Forfar added: “Applying for PFN status will also help us raise awareness of the history behind a real Forfar Bridie, as well as giving a boost to the town and local food and drink in Angus.”
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