Retail Trade: Origin Marking
Commons · Question 26547 · Tabled 2 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 11 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Champion
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions her Department has had with local authority Trading Standards services regarding the resourcing and enforcement of retail country-of-origin labelling compliance.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 11 Sep 2026
Under consumer protection legislation enforced locally by Trading Standards, it is illegal to mislead consumers as to the nature of a product through labelling or other marketing. With respect to food labelling, the Department for the Environment, Food an...