Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss is calling on retailers to better label British produce in supermarkets, in a bid to support struggling dairy farmers in the country.
The supermarkets in the country may be forced by the government to mention the origin of fresh food on the packaging.
This would allow customers to know whether the products including cheddar, craft cheeses, butter, and yogurt they buy are from the country, thereby paving way for increased sales of local produce.
The Guardian quoted Truss as saying: "I want to see better branding and clearer labelling of dairy products in supermarkets, retailers and throughout the catering industry so that people know when they are buying British, and we have agreed to have further discussions with the food industry on this."
The ministers held discussions with farming representatives after local dairy farmers protested about increased milk prices.
The National Farmers Union (NFU) arranged these talks as the price of milk have decreased consistently in the past year.
Retailers including Aldi, Lidl and Asda agreed to increase milk prices by paying a minimum price of 28p per litre, while Morrisons would pay 26p per litre from later this month.
