HL Deb 12 January 2000 vol 608 cc123-4WA
Baroness Goudie

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many complaints Trading Standards Officers have received concerning contraventions of the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations 1995; and [HL384]

How many times manufacturers and distributors have been found to be in contravention of the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations 1995; and [HL385]

How many times manufacturers or distributors of formula or follow-on milks have been fined under the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations 1995. [HL386]

The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Baroness Hayman)

The Government collate statistics about food sampling undertaken by local authorities to meet the UK's obligations under the Council Directive on the Official Control of Foodstuffs. However, the information requested is not held centrally. Food law enforcement issues such as these remain the responsibility of local authorities.