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Animal Products: Labelling

Asked by Sarah EdwardsLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 3 February 2025UIN 27505

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a mandatory method of production labelling on all animal products.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

The Government recognises the strong public interest in clearer animal welfare information on the food they buy.

A public consultation on fairer food labelling was undertaken between March and May 2024 by the previous Government. This sought views on proposals to improve and extend current mandatory method of production labelling. We are now carefully considering all responses before deciding on next steps and will respond to this consultation in due course.

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