Tamworth dog owner hit with £9k bill after plant poisoning

Birmingham-based labelling software company Kallik works with some of the biggest companies in the world, including Kenvue, which makes Listerine.

“A lot of people probably don’t realise the label is what really keeps you safe,” said their chief executive, Gurdip Singh.

“It tells you how to use a product, what it should be used for [and] the health hazards around it as well.”

Singh said he thought mandatory labels for plants were a “fabulous” idea to keep pets safe, pointing to recent changes in human allergen labelling as a precedent.

“In terms of feasibility [it’s] very doable,” he added. “Companies around the world work to strict regulations [and] have systems in place.

“This is just about putting further information onto the label to enable the consumer to be better informed.”

The government declined to comment specifically on the issue of plant labels and the petition, after being approached by the BBC.

A spokesperson instead said they published codes of practice for the welfare of dogs, external and cats , externalfor owners.