DebateGeneral CommitteeWednesday, 10 June 202616:30

Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Food Supplements Purity Criteria (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (England) Regulations 2026

Parliamentary debate

Parliament will scrutinise draft regulations setting purity standards for magnesium L-threonate monohydrate, a specific form of magnesium used in food supplements sold in England. The regulations establish criteria to ensure the safety and quality of this ingredient, affecting manufacturers and retailers of supplements containing this compound.

This is a technical safety standard affecting the food supplements industry. Purity criteria protect consumers from contaminated or substandard products, while also ensuring manufacturers know which products can legally be sold. The scope is narrow—applying only to this single ingredient—but the precedent matters for food safety oversight.

Health & NHS

MPs most likely to speak

Dr Caroline JohnsonConservative and Unionist Party

Sleaford and North Hykeham

Shadow Health and Social Care — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on health (118 times, 40pts); Known positions: health: questioning, health: opposed, health: supportive (30pts)Voting record

Karin SmythLabour Party

Bristol South

Minister of State — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on health (131 times, 40pts); Known positions: health: supportive, health: neutral, health: opposed (30pts)Voting record

Stephen KinnockLabour Party

Aberafan Maesteg

Minister of State — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on health (142 times, 40pts); Known positions: health: supportive, health: neutral, health: opposed (30pts)Voting record

Dr Zubir AhmedLabour Party

Glasgow South West

Parliamentary Under-Secretary — portfolio topic overlap (35pts); Spoken on health (47 times, 40pts); Known positions: health: supportive, health: neutral, health: opposed (30pts)Voting record

Layla MoranLiberal Democrats

Oxford West and Abingdon

Spoken on health (40 times, 40pts); Known positions: health: questioning, health: opposed, health: neutral (30pts); Committee: health and social care committee (Chair) (25pts)Voting record

Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee: The draft Food Supplements Purity Criteria (Magnesium L-threonate monohydrate) (England) Regulations 2026

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