§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if cobalt is, or has been, a permitted additive for food and drink for human consumption; and, if so, what tests were made, and with what result, before its use was permitted.
§ Mrs. FennerCobalt, and its salts, is not, and has not been, specifically permitted to be added to food and drink by regulations made under the Food and Drugs Act 1955. The use of these substances in food—including drink—is subject to the general provisions of the Food and Drugs Act 1955, Section 1 of which, in particular, prohibits the addition to food of any substance which renders the food injurious to health. The onus is, therefore, upon anyone wishing to add them to food and drink to ensure that they are not injurious.