Food: Western Sahara
Commons · Question 115919 · Tabled 25 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Brian Leishman
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to help ensure that the labelling of food originating in Western Sahara is not (a) mislabelled and (b) misleading.
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 4 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...