Campaign for Cockney pie and mash to get protected status started by Tory MP ‘bloody loyal to North East’

Former Conservative minister Richard Holden is leading a campaign to secure protected status for traditional pie and mash as “original fast food.” He and producers have approached Defra for Traditional Speciality Guaranteed (TSG) status. Holden will lead a parliamentary debate to advocate recognition for the dish as a quality scheme that protects food made using traditional methods or ingredients, similar to Bramley Apple pie filling and Cornish pasties.

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