Food: Carbon Emissions
Commons · Question 83625 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions (a) his Department and (b) the Food Standards Agency have had since January 2023 with (a) the Carbon Trust and (b) major food retailers on the introduction of carbon r
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 24 Oct 2025
Eco-labels on food are used by some businesses on a voluntary basis to help consumers make more sustainable choices. Eco-labels based on robust environmental impact data could support informed consumer choices and business competition based on sustainabil...