EU asked to protect a British banger

The United Kingdom government has asked the European Commission to issue a proposal to give legal protection to the traditional Cumberland sausage, August 2008, meaning only local makers of the distinctive coiled banger would have the right to use the name.

Wikipedia: Cumberland Sausage http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumberland_sausage

Wikipedia: British Protected designation of origin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Protected_designation_of_origin

European Commission: DG Agriculture and Rural Development: EU agricultural product quality policy http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/quality/

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