Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S6W-24571 · Session 6

What recent discussions its ministers have had regarding mandatory braille labelling on food products. 

Answered Asked by Miles Briggs Con Lodged 16 Jan 2024

The question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions its ministers have had regarding mandatory braille labelling on food products.

The answer

Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 Jan 2024 · 13 days after it was lodged, on time

Scottish Ministers are advised by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) on matters of food safety, standards and labelling. FSS met with Sight Scotland, Disability Equality Scotland and the Oban and District Access Panel on 1 March 2023 to discuss braille labelling on foods. FSS have also discussed this issue with policy officials in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Wales and Northern Ireland, lead departments for food labelling in the rest of the UK, as development of any policy proposals would need to be considered on a four-nation basis under the UK Food Compositional Standards and Labelling Common Framework. The Scottish Government is aware this issue is being considered by the Scottish Parliament Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee, details of which can be found here: PE1997: Introduce mandatory braille labelling for food products sold in Scotland.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-24571 by reference.