§ Mrs. GillanI wish to present a petition from more than 300 constituents in Chesham and Amersham about the health choices of consumers in the constituency.
The petition states:
The Petition of Consumers for Health Choice and its supporters from Chesham and Amersham and others,Declares that consumers in the United Kingdom have for many years maintained good health by choosing to take safe vitamin and mineral supplements and herbal remedies; and fears that the European Food Supplements Directive and the proposed European Directive on Traditional Herbal Medicinal Products would severely restrict the number and the range of such products on general retail sale in the future.The Petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Secretary of State for Health to do all in his power to protect the rights of UK consumers by ensuring that such European legislation does not unnecessarily and unacceptably restrict the availability of natural health products.And the Petitioners remain. etc.To lie upon the Table.