Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 73533

Chewing Gum: Labelling

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 October 2025

Question

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal DemocratSouth Cotswolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will require chewing gum manufacturers to disclose the full composition of gum base on product labels.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
Current food labelling rules permit manufacturers to list ‘gum base’ as an ingredient, where ‘gum base’ means gum preparations used in the manufacture of gum base for chewing gum. Manufacturers can provide more descriptive information relating to ingredie...

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