The Food and Drink Federation comments on the decision to allow ingredients to be substituted on labels due to shortages
24 March 2022
The FDF’s Chief Scientific Officer, Kate Halliwell, said:
“UK manufacturers are working hard to ensure food remains on shelves amid intense global supply chain pressures. We welcome the decision that companies can alter their labels to reflect the current lack of availability of sunflower oil, but it is troubling that it has taken two weeks to reach this point.
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- Food safety & science
- General Food labelling
The FDF’s Chief Scientific Officer, Kate Halliwell, said:
“UK manufacturers are working hard to ensure food remains on shelves amid intense global supply chain pressures. We welcome the decision that companies can alter their labels to reflect the current lack of availability of sunflower oil, but it is troubling that it has taken two weeks to reach this point.
“Over the coming months, unpredictable ingredient shortages will make further changes to recipes and product labels inevitable. We will continue to work with the UK and devolved governments to ensure there is a rapid process to agree short-term substitutions as unavoidable shortages arise.”
For more information, please contact press.office@fdf.org.uk, 020 7836 2460.