Question follow-through · 95313

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure clearer information on welfare standards in food labelling.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
27 Nov 2025
Target answer date
1 Dec 2025
Answer
4 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 27 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure clearer information on welfare standards in food labelling.

  2. 1 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 4 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The UK maintains high standards on the information that is provided on food labels so that consumers can have confidence in the food that they buy. All food sold on the UK market must comply with food labelling rules, which include the requirement for spe...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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