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SUNDAY, 2 MARCH 2008
Scotland: PDO status for the Scottish Kilt?

Several British newssites report a new Scottish initiative to get protected designation of origin (PDO) status for the Scottish Kilt. According to the Independent

"...(t)he campaign is the idea of an Edinburgh-based kilt-maker, Howie Nicholsby, who, exasperated by the influx of cheap, foreign imports calling themselves Scottish kilts, got in touch with the Scottish Member of European Parliament Alyn Smith to see if they could persuade the European Commission to give the Scottish kilt protected designation of origin (PDO) status."

"... If their attempt is successful it would mean that only kilts that were hand sewn, made in Scotland and made from pure wool could be known as a Scottish kilt. Those that did not meet the three criteria would simply have to be known as kilts."

Mr Nicholsby is further quoted by the Independent as saying "The PDO is something we need to protect our industry because it's under siege." The Glaswegian Daily Record reports that Scottish Member of the European Parlianment Alyn Smith will even be "... banging on doors in Brussels to make this happen".

Posted by: Birgit Clark @ 17.12
Tags: Kilts, PDO, Scotland,
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