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Food: Carbon Emissions

Commons · Question 83625 · Tabled 20 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 24 Oct 2025

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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

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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...