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Food: Labelling

Asked by Katie WhiteLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 17 June 2025UIN 59227

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of introducing mandatory labelling of food products which describe (a) how an animal has been reared and (b) the welfare

Answered by Daniel Zeichner

A consultation on proposals to improve and extend current method of production labelling was undertaken last year by the previous government. The Government’s response to this consultation is now available on GOV.UK.

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