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 Democrat — South 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 EagleCurrent 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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