Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 111506

Plastics: Seas and Oceans

Tabled: 6 February 2026

Answered: 12 February 2026

Question

Perran Moon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to (a) define and regulate the classification of ocean plastic and related environmental claims and (b) tackle marketing practices where products

Answer

Mary Creagh

Under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA), businesses are prohibited from misleading consumers and must have evidence to substantiate any claims made. Where a business markets a product as made from ocean plastic or beach clean...

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