PGI
Scottish Salmon
Scottish Salmon is a registered Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) on the UK register. The name is protected in law: a product cannot be sold under it unless it meets the registered specification.
What the register says
- Registered name
- Scottish Salmon
- Status
- Registered
- Protection type
- Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)
- Register
- Foods: designated origin and geographical indication
- Class or category of product
- 1.7 Fresh fish, molluscs, and crustaceans and products derived therefrom
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Date of registration (UK scheme)
- 31 December 2020
- Original EU registration
- 12 August 2004
- Reason for protection
- UK geographical indication from before 2021 Internal notes: Change of name following non-minor amendment 24 April 2024
What we’ve written about it
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Source: Scottish Salmon on the UK protected food and drink names register, read 7 September 2026. Full register: gov.uk/protected-food-drink-names.