For a name to get protected status it must be submitted to the EU Protected Food Name Scheme as a Protected Geographical Indication (PGI).

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It has taken more than eight years for the Cornish pasty to win official recognition protection under the Europen Union's protected food names scheme, or PGI, as it's also known.

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At Barron's Bakery in Cappoquin I tasted "blaas, " plump rolls now on their way to gaining PGI status, a European Union certification that a product is local, authentic and skillfully made.

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