Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 127069
Complementary Medicine: Safety
Tabled: 14 April 2026
Answered: 20 April 2026
Question
Bob Blackman
Conservative — Harrow East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that any risk management decision on ashwagandha food supplements is proportionate to the available evidence and preserves consumer access to a herb wi
Answer
Mrs Sharon HodgsonThe Department has not assessed the economic impact on United Kingdom businesses of any restriction or ban on ashwagandha for use in food supplements. Legislation on the addition of vitamins and minerals and of certain other substances to foods sets out t...
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