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Animal Welfare: Labelling

Asked by Mr Paul KohlerLiberal DemocratDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 21 October 2025UIN 81696

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of mandatory method-of-production labelling on (a) animal welfare and (b) consumer transparency.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

We are considering the potential role of method of production labelling reform as part of the ongoing development of the Government’s wider animal welfare strategy.

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