Cornish Pasty Association makes Statement in Europe

As ‘Board Members’ of the CPA – Fiona Rick and fellow directors @ Cornish Premier Pasties gave their ‘full support’ to the following Statement with regard to remaining in Europe.

The Cornish Pasty Association has today made a statement supporting Britain remaining in the European Union.

The Association, made up of Cornish pasty producers of all sizes from across Cornwall, has been asked numerous times about the impact of a possible exit from the EU on the protection of the Cornish pasty name. The Association’s board recently decided that, after working so hard for so many years to gain recognition for the Cornish pasty through the EU Protected Food Names scheme, it would be wholly inappropriate for it to support anything that could potentially impact on that status.

Speaking on behalf of the Cornish Pasty Association, Chairman Jason Jobling commented, “As an organisation that has benefitted from the EU protected food names system, and no clear evidence available to demonstrate that Brexit would enable that protection to continue, the CPA supports Britain remaining in the EU and being able to participate in that system.”

ENDS

Statement issued by the Cornish Pasty Association on 3rd June 2016.

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