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Written question asked by Scott Benton (Independent (affiliation)) on Friday, 16 February 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 February 2024. It was answered by Mark Spencer (Conservative) on Friday, 23 February 2024 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Honey: Labelling

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will require food labelling for honey to display the proportion of honey contained.

Answer

This is a devolved matter and the information provided therefore relates to England only.

A person must not use “honey” in trade as the name of a product if the product is not honey.

Consequently, for a product to be called “Honey” it must be 100% honey and comply with the appropriate compositional criteria for “honey” specified in Schedule 1 of The Honey (England) Regulations 2015.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14251
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Food Labelling Honey
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk