File photo dated 10/03/13 of a member of staff looks at the Diageo Claive Scotch Whisky collection the worlds largest collection of Scotch whisky as Scotch whisky producers will be required to sign up to a new verification scheme if they want to sell their products within the European Union (EU). PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Friday January 10, 2014. The Spirit Drinks Verification Scheme, set up by the UK Government, will help consumers in the UK and abroad to differentiate from genuine UK-produced spirits and fake or sub-standard competitors. Scotch Whisky will be the first major spirit to be protected, with other UK drinks with a geographical origin, such as Somerset Cider Brandy and Irish Whiskey produced in Northern Ireland, to follow later. See PA story POLITICS Spirits. Photo credit should read: David Cheskin/PA Wire
%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Scotch whisky producers will be required to sign up to a new verification scheme if they want to sell their products within the European Union (EU).
The Spirit Drinks Verification Scheme, set up by the UK Government, will help consumers in the UK and abroad to differentiate from genuine UK-produced spirits and fake or sub-standard competitors.
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