Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 12 February 2024.
Tan Dhesi
Shadow Minister (Exports)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to conduct a review of the current penalties for non-compliance with food labelling regulations.
Mark Spencer
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food labelling rules are enforced independently by local authorities. When assessing food stuffs for non- compliance, Trading standards officers adhere to an established hierarchy of enforcement actions, ranging from improvements notices to criminal charges resulting in custodial sentences and unlimited fines. There are no current plans to review penalties on general food information law, and these rules, as is standard procedure, are subject to periodic post implementation review.
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