Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 61881

Western Sahara: Origin Marking

Tabled: 23 June 2025
Answered: 3 July 2025

Question

Kim Johnson

LabourLiverpool Riverside

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that any produce originating in Western Sahara is labelled as such.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The Government is committed to ensuring that UK consumers are not misled about the origin of the food they purchase. In accordance with retained EU Regulation 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, food labelling must not be misleadi...

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