{"id":45999,"date":"2024-04-24T13:12:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-beat.co.uk\/?p=45999"},"modified":"2024-04-24T13:12:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T13:12:22","slug":"government-eco-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sustainability-beat.co.uk\/2024\/04\/24\/government-eco-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Government axes plans to introduce mandatory food eco-labelling"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe UK government has axed existing proposals to introduce mandatory eco-labelling across the food and drinks industry.<\/p>\n

The decision to row back on the plans marks the latest eco retreat by prime minister Rishi Sunak and was\u00a0disclosed in a Food Data Transparency Partnership (FDTP) policy paper<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The FDTP, set up by Defra, was inspired by Henry Dimbleby\u2019s National Food Strategy, which recommended the government should introduce mandatory business reporting to\u00a0help standardise measuring and reporting of Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions across the sector.<\/p>\n

In an about-turn on previous communications, the paper said: “Government has no plans at present to introduce a mandatory eco-label, nor to endorse an existing or new eco-labelling scheme.<\/p>\n

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“Currently, there is limited evidence that eco-labelling has an impact on in-store consumer and business behaviour.<\/p>\n

“However, where they are being used, we believe it is important that they provide a fair and accurate representation of a product\u2019s environmental impact, so that genuinely more sustainable products can successfully differentiate themselves and consumers are not misled.”<\/p>\n

The paper revealed that it has also rowed back on ambitions to standardise measuring and reporting for Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions for food and drink businesses.<\/p>\n

Boris Johnson, the former PM, has previously described eco-labels as a chance for the UK to take back control from the EU.<\/p>\n

Last year, it was reported supermarkets including Tesco, M&S and Asda were supporting plans for front-of-pack eco-labelling<\/a>, despite concern from across the rest of the food and drink sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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