Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 74651

Processed Food: Health

Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 12 September 2025

Question

Connor Naismith

LabourCrewe and Nantwich

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of (a) unprocessed and (b) minimally processed foods on public health.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Scientific risk assessment and United Kingdom dietary recommendations are based on robust independent risk assessments by the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN).SACN has considered the evidence on the impact of processing on health in a pos...

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