Food: Contamination
Commons · Question 12120 · Tabled 23 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 6 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking with international partners to help reduce the presence of harmful contaminants in international food production.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 6 Jul 2026
The United Kingdom works closely with international partners through the Codex Alimentarius Commission, the joint Food and Agriculture Organisation, and the World Health Organisation programme to reduce harmful contaminants in the global food supply. The ...