Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 76897

Cider

Tabled: 12 September 2025
Answered: 8 October 2025

Question

Dr Ellie Chowns

Green PartyNorth Herefordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of raising the minimum juice content for cider to 50%.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Government has not assessed an increase to the minimum juice content for cider. Engagement with the sector has suggested that an increase to 50% is not supported by the industry and is not what consumers in the UK would expect from their cider product...

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