Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 49629

Processed Food: Public Health

Tabled: 30 April 2025
Answered: 7 May 2025

Question

Alex Ballinger

LabourHalesowen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of (a) seed oils, (b) added gluten and (c) processed food standards on public health.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Government advice on a healthy, balanced diet is encapsulated in the United Kingdom’s Eatwell Guide. This is underpinned by the robust independent risk assessments and recommendations of the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN).SACN has not u...

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