‘Unethical’ Food Imports Could Be Flagged With Low Quality Labels

Environment Secretary Steve Barclay said that lower quality produce with misleading packaging is ‘undercuting’ British farmers.
‘Unethical’ Food Imports Could Be Flagged With Low Quality Labels
A customer shops for vegetables in the fruit and vegetable section of a Sainsbury's supermarket in east London on Feb. 20, 2023. Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images
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The government is considering a change in food labelling, as consumers are “unknowingly” purchasing “unethical” imported food which does not meet UK welfare standards.

Writing in the Telegraph on Thursday ahead of the major agriculture event, the Oxford Farming Conference, Environment Secretary Steve Barclay said that there was a “lack of transparency” around goods from countries with worse animal welfare and environmental standards.
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