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Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Require food labels to clearly indicate if food products contain alcohol

Closed 121 signatures

What the petition asks

It is normally easy to identify if a food product is suitable for vegetarians because of the much-recognised "V" symbol. As a Muslim, I often select such products, only to read the ingredients list and discover that they contain alcohol, the consumption of which is forbidden in Islam.
It would make life so much easier and would mean less time running through every ingredients list on every food product whilst shopping, if there was a mandatory identifying label for alcohol such as "A". This would be useful for anyone who does not wish to consume alcohol in any form, but in particular for Muslims.

Timeline

7 May 2021 Petition opened for signatures
7 Nov 2021 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 121
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 7 May 2021
Closed 7 Nov 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.