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Baroness Hughes of Stretford (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 24 June 2025

Debate

Baby Foods: Nutrition and Marketing

Contribution

I thank my noble friend for her Answer. In response to mounting evidence of and concern about the poor nutritional and high sugar content in commercial baby foods, despite their being marketed as a healthy substitute for home-cooked food, the NHS has issued new guidance advising parents not to use these products every day, but only occasionally, if at all. Given that the crucial development in infancy depends on the best possible nutrition, that it is in these early years that lifelong eating habits and tastes can become entrenched, and in view of the escalating crisis in childhood obesity, will the Government now regulate what is sold as baby food and how it is marketed to parents?

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