Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 20 October 2025.
James MacCleary
Liberal Democrat Spokesperson (Defence)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made a recent assessment of the adequacy of food labelling on citrus fruits.
Angela Eagle
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Requirements for quality and labelling of fresh fruit and vegetables are set out in statutory Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Standards. These include a Specific Marketing Standard for Citrus Fruit. More information is available at the link below.
Fresh fruit and vegetable marketing standards - GOV.UK
Additionally, all food, including that which is imported, must comply with food labelling rules. The fundamental principle of these rules is that information provided to the consumer must not mislead, must enable the safe use of food, and provide consumers with all the information they need to make informed choices about the food that they consume.
Yes2 people think so
No2 people think not
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