Processed Food: Public Sector
Commons · Question 122985 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 31 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Coleman
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to update the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services to include a mandatory limit on the procurement of ultra-processed foods across the public estate
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 31 Mar 2026
Defra continues to engage with actors across public sector supply chains and are carefully considering possible policy options, including the potential for updating the government buying standards for food and catering services (GBSF). We will continue to...