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Western Sahara: Origin Marking

Commons · Question 61881 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that any produce originating in Western Sahara is labelled as such.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 3 Jul 2025

The Government is committed to ensuring that UK consumers are not misled about the origin of the food they purchase. In accordance with retained EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, food labelling must not be misleadi...