Whitstable Oysters

Protected food name with Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 4 January 2021

• Registered name: Whitstable Oysters
• Register: Foods: designated origin and geographical indication
• Status: Registered
• Class or category of product: 1.7 Fresh fish, molluscs, and crustaceans and products derived therefrom
• Protection type: Protected Geographical Indication (PGI)
• Country of origin: United Kingdom
• Date of registration (UK scheme): 31 December 2020
• Time of registration (UK scheme): 23:00
• Date of original registration with the EU: 24 January 1997
• Reason for protection: UK geographical indication from before 2021

Product specification

Whitstable Oysters product specification