Petitions/Ban labels from saying "may contain" regarding allergens
StatusClosed
Opened15 Sept 2025
Closes15 Mar 2026
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Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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The government should require food manufacturers to clearly declare whether their products contain peanuts and other common triggers of anaphylactic reactions. This bill should ban the vague phrase “may contain…”, which we think puts lives at risk.

Food manufacturers can legally use the vague phrase “may contain peanuts,” leaving consumers uncertain if products contain life-threatening allergens. We think this ambiguity is unfair and dangerous. We think companies use it as a legal shield to avoid responsibility for allergic reactions — even deaths — that clear, accurate labelling could help prevent. We think this practice puts lives at risk and must be banned to protect consumers. No one should be left guessing what’s in their food. We deserve transparency.

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Mr Paul Foster
1Mr Paul Foster MP
South Ribble
60
Sir Mark Hendrick
2Sir Mark Hendrick MP
Preston
11
Maya Ellis
3Maya Ellis MP
Ribble Valley
10
Mr Connor Rand
4Mr Connor Rand MP
Altrincham and Sale West
7
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
5Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP
Chorley
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Kerry McCarthy
6Kerry McCarthy MP
Bristol East
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Danny Kruger
7Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
3
Monica Harding
8Monica Harding MP
Esher and Walton
3
Ms Julie Minns
9Ms Julie Minns MP
Carlisle
2
Mr Hamish Falconer
10Mr Hamish Falconer MP
Lincoln
2