Cornwall is renowned for its creativity, craftsmanship and its wholesome food and drink.  However, as with all good things, there are always people ready to impersonate and take advantage of this reputation.

Following numerous complaints about goods being called ‘Cornish’ but not being made in Cornwall, to which there was no simple legal solution, Cornwall County Council’s Trading Standards Service launched the ‘Made in Cornwall’ scheme, or Approved Origin scheme as it is officially known, in 1991 to protect the identity of genuine Cornish products.  It introduced the distinctive Engine House logo that members of the scheme can use on their products so that the public can buy goods safe in the knowledge that what they are purchasing is indeed Made in Cornwall

Before products are allowed to carry the Made in Cornwall logo, they need to be assessed by Trading Standards to ensure that; they are genuinely being made in Cornwall, that the business attempts to source ingredients or raw materials from within the County (with extra merit given to those that do) and that the finished products comply with the relevant UK and EU regulations.

In order to help promote and market its members Made in Cornwall is excited to announce its new partnership with Shop Cornish to help take Made in Cornwall to the next level. Shop Cornish are renowned for promoting Cornish products and provenance and working with them will not only benefit the members but the visibility of the scheme itself. The team behind Shop Cornish have a 16-year history of working with and championing hundreds or Cornish brands, and they have a brilliant track record of delivery high quality well attended events and consistently high standards of marketing. Read the full story.

By choosing Made in Cornwall you are not only buying fabulous gifts or quality skills, you are also directly supporting Cornwall’s creative and entrepreneurial heritage, as well as helping the local economy, and doing your bit to help protect our unique environment by reducing your carbon footprint.