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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce legislative proposals to ban best before labels on food items.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will introduce legislative proposals to ban best before labels on food items.
The term ‘best before’ is used to indicate to consumers that the quality of the food may not be at its best after the date has expired. When used appropriately, and in line with the most recent guidance from the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), ‘best before’ helps ensure that consumers are able to make the best use of food and reduce waste.
The Government supports the valuable work done by WRAP in the UK to reduce food waste, which includes providing clear, thoroughly researched, sector-specific guidance on the application of ‘use by’ and ‘best before’ dates. WRAP’s recommendations are based on a large body of evidence and their work with food businesses, retailers and consumers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) incidents have been reported to trading standards teams of and (b) prosecutions have taken place for knowingly selling goods past their sell by date in each of the last three years.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many (a) incidents have been reported to trading standards teams of and (b) prosecutions have taken place for knowingly selling goods past their sell by date in each of the last three years.
Monitoring food businesses to ensure compliance with legislation on food labelling and composition is the responsibility of county councils, unitary authorities, the London Boroughs and some but not all metropolitan borough councils. These local authorities are also responsible for taking enforcement action, including prosecutions, where non-compliance is found.
Data are reported to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) on the number of food and drink analyses undertaken in relation to compositional issues and labelling and presentation issues:
23,599 analyses were undertaken in 2014/15, 16,899 for compositional issues and 6,700 for labelling and presentation issues.
29,324 analyses were undertaken in 2013/14, 19,386 for compositional issues and 9,938 for labelling and presentation issues.
26,940 analyses were undertaken in 2012/13, 16,982 for compositional issues and 9,958 for labelling and presentation issues.
Data are also reported to the FSA on the total number of prosecutions concluded for food standards issues. This includes action in relation to composition, labelling and presentation but also for other issues such as chemical contamination. In 2014/15, 2013/14 and 2012/13 respectively, 75, 57 and 78 United Kingdom food establishments were subject to prosecution.
The FSA has recently established a central register of successful food law prosecutions. Analysis of data collected for the first year of operation of the register is not yet complete, but in future it will provide more definitive data on prosecutions for offences of this nature.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to change the rules on (a) use by, (b) best before and (c) sell by dates on packaged food.
[116966]
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to change the rules on (a) use by, (b) best before and (c) sell by dates on packaged food.
[116966]
The Food Labelling Regulations in the UK only cover requirements for the two legally required forms of date mark: 'use by'; and 'best before'. Other forms of date mark, including the 'sell by' date, can be provided by businesses on a voluntary basis so long as they are not misleading.
DEFRA issued guidance on the application of date marking to food businesses in September 2011 to help them improve the consistency of the use of the 'best before' and 'use by' date marks to prevent food being needlessly thrown away. There are no current plans to change either the legislation or the guidance.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) tonnage and (b) value of food was dumped by the food industry in landfill sites or incinerated because it had passed the sell-by date in the last year for which figures are available. - Includes table...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) tonnage and (b) value of food was dumped by the food industry in landfill sites or incinerated because it had passed the sell-by date in the last year for which figures are available. - Includes table...
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what data her Department has collated on possible breaches of regulations in respect of the supply of out-of-date medicines to Kosovo by British based non-governmental organisations in the past three months. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what data her Department has collated on possible breaches of regulations in respect of the supply of out-of-date medicines to Kosovo by British based non-governmental organisations in the past three months. - Inc figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department has funded non-governmental organisations which have supplied out-of-date medicines to Kosovo.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if her Department has funded non-governmental organisations which have supplied out-of-date medicines to Kosovo.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will hold an inquiry into the supply to Kosovar Albanians of obsolete medical supplies by non-governmental organisations.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, if she will hold an inquiry into the supply to Kosovar Albanians of obsolete medical supplies by non-governmental organisations.
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to require Government departments and agencies to discontinue the practice of referring to date as postmark and to date their correspondence. - (Holding answer 14 June 1999).
To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make it his policy to require Government departments and agencies to discontinue the practice of referring to date as postmark and to date their correspondence. - (Holding answer 14 June 1999).
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will require the labelling of food products to contain information on the age of each ingredient.
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will require the labelling of food products to contain information on the age of each ingredient.
Whether they will encourage the Post Office to date stamp the date of dispatch of business envelopes to make it clear when they were posted. [HL 1052].
Whether they will encourage the Post Office to date stamp the date of dispatch of business envelopes to make it clear when they were posted. [HL 1052].
If he will make it his policy to introduce legislation which will make it an offence to sell food after the best before date relating to it.
If he will make it his policy to introduce legislation which will make it an offence to sell food after the best before date relating to it.
How many inspectors his Department employs to visit meat wholesalers, how many visits each inspector makes, and how many visits each supplier expects a year; what investigations his Department's inspectors carry out on the accuracy of date labelling by wholesale meat suppliers to supermarkets; if he will list the number...
How many inspectors his Department employs to visit meat wholesalers, how many visits each inspector makes, and how many visits each supplier expects a year; what investigations his Department's inspectors carry out on the accuracy of date labelling by wholesale meat suppliers to supermarkets; if he will list the number...
What measures are available to deal with local pharmacies which provide prescription drugs to patients which are dispensed beyond their use by date; and what checks are made to ensure the quality of prescription materials.
What measures are available to deal with local pharmacies which provide prescription drugs to patients which are dispensed beyond their use by date; and what checks are made to ensure the quality of prescription materials.
What guidance he has issued to hospitals as to the use of drugs after their use by date; and what evidence he has of hospitals using drugs which are past their use-by date. (Holding answer 2 July 1993).
What guidance he has issued to hospitals as to the use of drugs after their use by date; and what evidence he has of hospitals using drugs which are past their use-by date. (Holding answer 2 July 1993).