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Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will publish the outcomes of his Departments consultation entitled Fairer Food Labelling, which closed in May 2024.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
11 Feb 2025
Target answer date
13 Feb 2025
Answer
17 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he will publish the outcomes of his Departments consultation entitled Fairer Food Labelling, which closed in May 2024.

  2. 13 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    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. The consultation also sought views ...

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