Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 107969

Food: Microplastics

Tabled: 23 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UKRomford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of microplastics in the British food chain.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) continues to monitor and assess emerging data regarding microplastics in food. The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products, and the Environment (COT), an independent scientific committee that provides ...

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