Western Sahara: Origin Marking
Commons · Question 113951 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Kim Johnson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 3 July 2025 to UIN 61881 on Western Sahara: Origin Marking, if she will take steps to ensure that produce originating in Western Sahara is labelled as such by
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 2 Mar 2026
The Government is committed to ensuring that UK consumers are not misled about the origin of the food they purchase. In accordance with Assimilated EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, food labelling must not be misle...