Ministers may force supermarkets to say whether fresh food is from UK on label

Elizabeth Truss calls for discussions on long-term contracts to protect farmers from milk price volatility and retailers having to put origin on packaging

The government could force supermarkets to state on labels whether their fresh food is from Britain and to agree to long-term contracts with farmers as part of plans to address the crisis in the dairy industry.

Elizabeth Truss, the environment secretary, said an emergency meeting between ministers and farming leaders on Monday was encouraging.