PGI
Stornoway Black Pudding
Stornoway Black Pudding 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
- Stornoway Black Pudding
- Status
- Registered
- Protection type
- Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)
- Register
- Foods: designated origin and geographical indication
- Class or category of product
- 1.2 Meat products (cooked, salted, smoked, etc.)
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Date of registration (UK scheme)
- 31 December 2020
- Original EU registration
- 9 May 2013
- Reason for protection
- UK geographical indication from before 2021
What we’ve written about it
Stornoway Black Pudding: What Makes It Different, and Why the Name Is Protected
The Lewis black pudding with PGI status. What's actually in it, how it differs from other black puddings, how to cook it, and what the protection covers.
The Full Scottish Breakfast, Explained
What's actually in a full Scottish breakfast — lorne sausage, tattie scones, black pudding, haggis — how it differs from the English version, and how to cook one properly at home.
Source: Stornoway Black Pudding on the UK protected food and drink names register, read 7 September 2026. Full register: gov.uk/protected-food-drink-names.