Question follow-through · 14421

Food: Labelling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of requiring food labels to declare levels of potassium and phosphate content.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
30 Jun 2026
Target answer date
2 Jul 2026
Answer
8 Jul 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 30 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of requiring food labels to declare levels of potassium and phosphate content.

  2. 2 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The labelling of packaged foods and drinks plays an important role in helping individuals access the information they need to make informed choices about the food they buy. Food labelling legislation sets out the information that must be displayed on a pr...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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