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registered interest
date	16/01/2019
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	When his Department plans to respond to its consultation entitled Food labelling: amending laws.
tabling member constituency	East Dunbartonshire
tabling member printed	Jo Swinson
uin	908633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Defra intends to provide a summary of responses and the Government response by 7 February as set out on the consultation web page.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/01/2019 17:46:13 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson

984537

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department expects to publish the findings of the review of food safety and labelling laws.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	177399
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>We are considering at pace all the evidence, including new cases as they arise, to help inform the action needed to strengthen rules on allergen labelling. Longer term, we have an opportunity to review all of food labelling when the UK has left the EU so that consumers have the information they need to have full confidence in the food they buy, and we are committed to doing that.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/10/2018 11:27:24 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

984538

registered interest
date	09/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether charities and health organisations will be consulted during the review of food safety and labelling laws.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham East
tabling member printed	Janet Daby
uin	177400
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2018 answer text <p>The relevant stakeholders will be consulted during the review of the allergen labelling legislative framework.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 17/10/2018 11:30:16 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4698 label Biography information for Janet Daby

983097

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the enforcement of food labelling laws.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	176510
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>Enforcement of these Regulations is undertaken by trading standards and local authorities. Person(s) found guilty of an allergens offence may be liable to (since 2012) unlimited fines (England and Wales) and criminal sanctions</p><p>Defra, Food Standards Agency and DHSC are working together to review what changes are needed to food labelling, including how that may impact enforcement activities.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/10/2018 15:39:57 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

983168

registered interest
date	08/10/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of labelling for non-prepackaged fresh food.
tabling member constituency	Wakefield
tabling member printed	Mary Creagh
uin	176143
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/10/2018 answer text <p>We take the provision of information to consumers extremely seriously and it is essential that all UK consumers have complete trust in the food they are eating.</p><p>Defra is working closely with the Food Standards Agency and the Department for Health and Social Care to urgently review our approach to food labelling with the aim of strengthening the current allergen labelling framework. We are also holding talks with the Devolved Administrations to see what approach they may wish to take, as this is a devolved matter.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 11/10/2018 15:52:38 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1579 label Biography information for Mary Creagh

909537

registered interest
date	22/05/2018
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Labelling
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that food labelling and packaging of animal-derived products contains information about how the animals were reared; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	146761
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>The methods of production for eggs such as ‘free range’ and ‘barn’ and poultry meat are already defined in law and the use of the Red Tractor, RSPCA Assured and the British Lion are accreditation schemes that help identify products where their respective animal health and welfare standards have been met.</p><p> </p><p>Leaving the EU will create the opportunity to do more by way of improved labelling for consumers and the government is considering what further options three might be after leaving the EU.</p> answering member constituency Camborne and Redruth answering member printed George Eustice question first answered 04/06/2018 12:39:09 answering member 3934 label Biography information for George Eustice
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight