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<p>As Secretary of State for Wales, I am proud to promote protected Welsh products,
and was delighted to celebrate Single Malt Welsh Whisky on a recent visit to India.</p><p>I
was also pleased to see that on 29 February 2024, 37 Geographical Indications received
protected status in Japan, including famed products such as Welsh Lamb, Anglesey Sea
Salt, Conwy Mussels, Pembrokeshire Early Potatoes, Traditional Welsh Caerphilly, Welsh
Beef, Welsh Laverbread and Welsh Wine joining the seven GIs already protected in our
agreement.</p><p>The UK Government is continuing work to secure protection for further
products. The GI additions have been split into two tranches running in parallel to
aid processing time, and officials will continue work to finalise the completion of
UK and Japanese processes for the second and final tranche.</p>
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