Scottish salmon producers allowed to remove ‘farmed’ from front of packaging

The Scottish farmed salmon sector produces approximately 200,000 tonnes of fish a year, with a farm-gate value of more than £1bn. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

Producers of Scottish salmon can drop the word “farmed” from the front of their packaging after government lawyers argued it was unnecessary and pejorative.

The government amended the protected geographical indication (PGI) of “Scottish farmed salmon” to “Scottish salmon” last year, after lobbying from the industry.