Written questions

Food: Packaging

Commons · Question 27401 · Tabled 29 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by John Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will take steps to ensure that written text on all food packaging can be read by people with visual impairments.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 3 Feb 2025

The UK maintains high standards on the information that is provided on food labels, so that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy. The availability and accessibility of essential food information to all consumers is vitally important. It...