Dear Prime Minister,

We’ve known for generations that good food is the backbone of good health. pandemic has raised the stakes. Now, But the more than ever, we need to make sure access to affordable, good-quality and everyone has sustainable food to help people be healthier, happier and more resilient. The UK is at a crossroads that will affect what we eat for generations to come. we’re currently negotiating with countries The trade deals across the world will determine what our supermarket shelves and in our shopping ends up on baskets. If we don’t get this right, progress made as a result of your Government’s obesity and health strategy could be wiped out. We all want trade – but let’s not enter a race to the bottom and allow low-quality to flood the UK. Chlorinated chicken will products meat be just the tip of the iceberg. We’re talking produced with growth hormones and about illegal high amounts of antibiotics, crops pesticides that are harmful to bees, grown with and a flood of sugary and ultra-processed products, promoted with massive marketing spends and without clear labelling to what we’re really eating. tell us We must not lose control of what ends up on the plates of British children. If wrong, the impact on their health will we get this be profound. It will be the most vulnerable communities who will suffer the most. in our Bad trade deals will also have a worrying environment and on animal welfare. impact on the Two things that the British public cares deeply about. The UK has a fantastic opportunity to set out our stall as Brand Britain, standing high-quality food that is produced to for high animal welfare and sustainability Producing exports that resonate all over standards. the world. More than one million people have already signed the petition to #SaveOurStandards. response, the Government has launched In teeth, a new Trade and Agriculture Commission. But it lacks will last only six months, and worryingly doesn’t include people who understand health, environmental issues, or animal welfare. child We want to ensure that environmental, animal welfare and food-safety standards enshrined in law and upheld in all UK are produced and imported products. We Trade and Agriculture Commission that want to see a strong can offer genuine checks and balances, membership including public health and with a broader environmental voices. And we want to see the Government implement plans to reduce child obesity having clear nutrition labels on all products quickly, including and restrictions on junk-food advertising. Let us build a healthier Britain. We must not trade away our children’s futures.