Food: Fraud and Labelling
Commons · Question 11645 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures are in place to monitor (a) food fraud and (b) mislabelling in (i) retail and (ii) wholesale markets.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Morgan, 30 Jun 2026
The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) National Food Crime Unit monitors UK food fraud through intelligence-led analysis, which supports the shaping of targeted food fraud investigations. Defra officials and the FSA work closely with local authority food teams...