Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:37 pm on 4 February 2026.
Baroness Merron
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care
3:37,
4 February 2026
The noble Earl has moved from food safety to what is in food. Food standards applicable to school meals are both monitored and in place. As he knows, the general advice from the NHS on processed foods is that we would all benefit from eating less of the foods that are high-fat, high-salt and high-sugar. But those foods are not presenting the immediate safety concerns. I make that distinction as we are looking here at toxins in products.