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HL HL16090
Food: Labelling
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26 March 2026
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To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 19 January (HL13473), whether the department has considered allowing the term probiotic to be used in mandatory product labelling, notwithstanding its current treatment a
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26 March 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 19 January (HL13473), whether the department has considered allowing the term probiotic to be used in mandatory product labelling, notwithstanding its current treatment a
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1 April 2026
Answer
The information that must be provided and can be provided on food labels is set out in legislation. The use of specific terms and statements that can be made on food labels is also subject to nutrition and health claims legislation. ‘Probiotic’ is a term ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-26/HL16090
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1895904
- uk · wq-1895904 · source updated 1 April 2026