Petition · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Review the UK Novel Foods Regs to allow medical mushrooms for human consumption
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224 signatures
What the petition asks
Modernise the UK Novel Foods Regulation so traditional natural products with a history of safe global use can be sold without authorisation. The framework should reflect modern science, cultural diversity, consumer choice and fair access for small UK producers; not an arbitrary 1997 cut-off.
Increasing numbers of people in the UK are choosing natural and traditional approaches to support their health and wellbeing. Products such as medicinal mushrooms have been used safely for centuries in other parts of the world, yet are restricted here due to the 1997 benchmark. This limits consumer choice, harms small businesses and fails to reflect modern science or cultural practice.
Timeline
| 26 Jan 2026 | Petition opened for signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
224
Status
Open for signatures
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
26 Jan 2026
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 26 Jul 2026.