Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 122985
Processed Food: Public Sector
Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 31 March 2026
Question
Ben Coleman
Labour — Chelsea and Fulham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to update the Government Buying Standards for Food and Catering Services to include a mandatory limit on the procurement of ultra-processed foods across the public estate
Answer
Dame Angela EagleDefra continues to engage with actors across public sector supply chains and are carefully considering possible policy options, including the potential for updating the government buying standards for food and catering services (GBSF). We will continue to...
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