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Lincolnshire 'sausage 'tax' introduced

A voluntary "sausage tax" has been introduced to help fund a campaign to secure protected status for Lincolnshire's world-famous delicacy.

Butchers from across the county who are participating in the scheme are asking customers to pay an extra five pence when they buy their sausages to help fund the Lincolnshire Sausage Association's campaign to secure Protected Geographical Indication (PGI).

If successful, only sausages made in the county using the correct recipe - a minimum on 70% coarse ground or minced beef, natural casings and sage - could be called Lincolnshire Sausages.  This would mean that Lincolnshire Sausages would have protected status, joining more than 40 other products in the UK - such as Cornish clotted cream and Melton Mowbray pork pies.

Janet Godfrey, Chairman of the campaign said "Most of the Lincolnshire sausages that are supplied in our major retailers are not made in Lincolnshire.  Some of them are made in Leicestershire, some of them are made in Yorkshire, various places.

In fact one major retailer puts more thyme and parsley in their Lincolnshire sausages than sage - and Lincolnshire sausage should only have sage."

The campaign has already submitted their bid for PGI status to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) which must decided whether to forward the application to the European Commission.

Article Published: 18/08/2010

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