Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what guidance her Department has issued on the (a) label size, (b) font, (c) location and (d) other specifications for the labelling of not-for-EU products.

The Government published technical requirements for not-for-EU labelling on 9 June 2023, as follows:

• The labels can be written, printed, stencilled, marked, embossed, impressed on or attached to the product, box or shelf. The labels can be adhesive labels (stickers) or sticky tape, if they are not easily removable.
• The label must be easy to see, clear to read and unlikely to fall off or be removed. It should not be hidden or covered by any other writing or pictures. It can be incorporated into individual packaging if it does not cover any other required information.
• Products should be marked in line with existing UK labelling requirements.

The label size, font, and location can be determined by the business as long as the above requirements are met.