Infant Foods: Labelling

(asked on 24th July 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the accuracy and compliance of baby milk powder labels with regulatory requirements.


Answered by
Lord Markham Portrait
Lord Markham
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 1st August 2023

Legislation requires that notification be given to the “competent authority” when infant formulae are placed on the market in Great Britain for the first time. The competent authority in this respect means the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.

The Department is centrally coordinating notification forms for all three of England, Scotland, and Wales. Northern Ireland requires separate notification under the requirements of the European Union legislation that is directly applicable there. A copy of the label is required along with any other information that may reasonably be requested to establish compliance. Where areas of potential non-compliance are seen, such as mandatory statements being omitted, these are raised with the company. As each product has a unique label, they are assessed on an individual basis. Enforcement of this legislation in England is the responsibility of local authorities.

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