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 Party — North 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 EagleThe 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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