PE1997: Introduce mandatory braille labelling for food products sold in Scotland
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to introduce new legal requirements on retailers to provide braille labelling on food products detailing the name of the item, and the item’s use by or sell by date.
Petitioner: Fiona McDonald on behalf of Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 04 January 2023
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (194KB, pdf) posted 30 January 2023
Committee Meetings
22 March 2023: The Committee agreed to write to Food Standards Scotland, the Food and Drink Federation and the Scottish Government.
Official Report of Meeting 22 March 2023
22 November 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), and Food Standards Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 22 November 2023
Written Submission
PE1997/A: Food Standards submission of 1 February 2023 (94KB, pdf) posted 20 February 2023
PE1997/B: Petitioner submission of 9 March 2023 (94KB, pdf) posted 09 March 2023
PE1997/C: Food Standards Scotland submission of 12 May 2023 (95KB, pdf) posted 19 May 2023
PE1997/D: Food and Drink Federation Scotland submission of 17 May 2023 (147KB, pdf) posted 22 May 2023
PE1997/E: Petitioner submission of 5 July 2023 (98KB, pdf) posted 11 July 2023
PE1997/F: Petitioner submission of 3 November 2023 (171KB, pdf) posted 10 November 2023
PE1997/G: Food Standards Scotland submission of 20 December 2023 (94KB, pdf) posted 04 January 2024
PE1997/H: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) submission of 7 March 2024 (94KB, pdf) posted 12 March 2024
PE1997/I: Petitioner written submission, 2 April 2024 (96KB, pdf) posted 12 April 2024