Consultation outcome

Food origin labelling: enforcement

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 21 February 2020
• Last updated: 19 June 2020 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Detail of outcome

We received 30 responses to this consultation. The new rules will be enforced in the same way as existing non-safety food labelling rules. These changes will be made through amendment to ‘The Food Information Regulations 2014’ and will come into force in England on 18 June 2020.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on enforcing rules for labelling the country of origin or place of primary food ingredients where it is different to the food itself.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
21 February 2020 to 11:45pm on 20 March 2020

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about our plans to introduce laws that will allow UK governments to enforce food labelling rules. This applies to labelling the Country of Origin or Place of Provenance of Primary Ingredients of Food where it’s different to the food itself. For example, a cheese labelled as British needs to make clear on the label if the milk used to make the cheese is from elsewhere. The approach we are proposing matches the enforcement provisions already in place for most non-safety related food labelling offences.

This consultation is aimed at food enforcement officials, food manufacturers, food retailers, food producers, importers and consumers. It does not propose new policies on food labelling.

Published 21 February 2020
Last updated 19 June 2020 + show all updates

1. 19 June 2020

   Added: Summary of response and government response.

2. 21 February 2020

   First published.