Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 115919
Food: Western Sahara
Tabled: 25 February 2026
Answered: 4 March 2026
Question
Brian Leishman
Labour — Alloa and Grangemouth
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to take steps to help ensure that the labelling of food originating in Western Sahara is not (a) mislabelled and (b) misleading.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Government is committed to ensuring that UK consumers are not misled about the origin of the food they purchase. In accordance with assimilated EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, food labelling must not be misle...
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