Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 88083
Environment Protection: Supply Chains
Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 14 November 2025
Question
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat — Chippenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) ultra-processed foods, (b) palm oil and (c) single-use plastics on the environment impacts associated with supply chains; an
Answer
Mary CreaghDefra is funding research into the environmental impacts of agricultural goods including oil seeds such as palm oil and multi-ingredient/complex food products. We are also funding a life-cycle assessment on alternative proteins, which may include products...
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