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

Require food & drink to be labelled with suitability for vegans and vegetarians

Closed 94 signatures

What the petition asks

The Government should require manufacturers and retailers to label their packaged food and drink with a clear sign whether it is suitable or not suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
There are millions of vegetarians and vegans in the UK and that number is constantly growing. It is already compulsory to display nutritional information on pre-packed food, so that principle should be extended to suitability for vegetarians and vegans, to allow them to make informed ethical choices in the supermarket even if ingredients are hidden behind obscure or misleading ingredient names and E numbers.

Timeline

27 May 2022 Petition opened for signatures
11 Dec 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 94
Status Closed
Department Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened 27 May 2022
Closed 11 Dec 2022

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