Lord Gardiner of Kimble corrected a written answer on Supermarkets: Marketing
Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour, Life peer) asked written question HL6784 on 24 April 2017. Lord Gardiner of Kimble answered on 27 April 2017 for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Lord Gardiner of Kimble corrected the answer on 27 April 2017. The corrected text adds the figure 1169, which the original did not give. Altogether 83 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what evidence they have that UK supermarkets sell products using the names of non-existent farms and other businesses.
Original and corrected answer
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| Original | Corrected |
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| Brand names can be used but this must be done in line with the Food Information for Consumers Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 which prohibits food labelling from misleading the consumer. The way that product brands influence consumers’ choices will vary between cases, depending on the circumstances. Enforcement authorities will take action if there is evidence that a food business operator is labelling food in a way that is misleading. |
The question and answer on the Parliament website.
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Receipt
| Read from | https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/723742?expandMember=true |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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