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Food: Labelling

Asked by Ian ByrneLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 21 May 2025UIN 50227

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 29 April to Question 20692 on food labelling, what his timescale is for a decision on (a) next steps and (b) responding to the consultation.

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

A public consultation on fairer food labelling was undertaken last year by the previous Government.

We are now carefully considering all responses to the consultation before deciding on next steps. We recognise that this is an important matter and will respond to this consultation as soon as we are able to.

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