UK's regional foods could lose protection after Brexit, Cameron says

Prime minister tells Gloucester Citizen readers that local delicacies such as pork, cheese and cider are protected by EU legislation

Traditional food from the UK's regions, such as Gloucestershire's famed cider, cheese and sausage, could be at risk if the country left the European Union, David Cameron has warned.

Writing in the Gloucester Citizen, Cameron said farmers would lose the protected status awarded by the EU for food made in their area. This ensures, for example, that only pasties made in Cornwall can be called Cornish pasties and beef farmed in Wales can be branded Welsh Beef.