Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 80332

Meat: Origin Marking

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Ben Goldsborough

LabourSouth Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the sale of foreign meat labelled as being of British origin.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The fundamental principles of our food labelling rules are that information provided to the consumer must not mislead and must enable consumers to make informed decisions. Food from elsewhere in the world that is simply re-packaged in the UK, without any ...

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