The protected status of food, which is also enjoyed by Stilton cheese, Cornish pasties and Cumberland sausages, will be lost when the UK leaves the EU.
Producers have been talking to government officials to set up a replacement scheme.
The US has long opposed protecting foods because it says it prevents its producers from selling products in EU nations.
Source: Angry response to American bid to make Melton pork pies – Melton Times
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