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Agricultural Products: Origin Marking

Commons · Question 121016 · Tabled 16 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 23 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that imported food products do not use British branding.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 23 Mar 2026

All food sold on the UK market, including that which is imported, must comply with UK food labelling rules. The fundamental principle of the UK’s food labelling rules is that information provided to the consumer must not mislead and must enable the safe u...