Defra has today issued advice to retailers and importers in response to consumer demand for information about the origin of food produced in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).

The Government believes that existence, and continued growth, of Israeli settlements poses a significant obstacle to peace in the Middle East but remains opposed to boycotts of Israel or Israeli goods.

More information on this is available on the Defra website at http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/about/who/ministers/statements/hb091210.htm