Written questions

Food: Labelling

Commons · Question 81359 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of food labelling regulations in supporting consumers to make informed choices.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 21 Oct 2025

All food and drink sold on the UK market, including that which is imported, must comply with food labelling rules. The rules require what information must be provided to consumers and how this must be done. The fundamental principle of food labelling rule...