Processed Food: Labelling
Commons · Question 8640 · Tabled 10 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Charlotte Nichols
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to mandate clear label markings on packaged food products to indicate excess a) salt, b) fat, c) sugar, d) trans and saturated fats and e) calories.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 16 Jun 2026
Food labelling legislation requires that pre-packaged food and drinks include a mandatory nutrition declaration, which provides information on energy, in kilojoules and kilocalories, and key nutrients, including fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt, in gram...