Question follow-through · 81743

Allergies: Hospitality Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking to (a) improve food allergy safety and (b) provide safe gluten-free options in the hospitality sector through (i) enforcing standards on the prevention of cross-con

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
15 Oct 2025
Answer
21 Oct 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking to (a) improve food allergy safety and (b) provide safe gluten-free options in the hospitality sector through (i) enforcing standards on the prevention of cross-con

  2. 15 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is the independent Government department responsible for food safety and allergen labelling in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Food business operators (FBOs) need to tell customers if any food they provide contains an...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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