§ Mr. Ron Lewisasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will now seek to issue directions for the date stamping of perishable prepacked foods.
§ Mr. PeartIn its comprehensive Report on Food Labelling, the Food Standards Committee took the view that a requirement for date stamping was not practical because so much depended not on the date of manufacture but on the material used and the conditions of transport and storage. After studying the Report and the many comments made about it, I have not included such a requirement in my proposals for new labelling regulations issued recently. I shall, of course, take into account any further representations that may be made on this question.