§ Mr. Allen McKayasked the Minister of Agriculture., Fisheries and Food if he will take steps to ensure that 71W manufacturers of animal feeding stuffs have to print on containers (a) ingredients of mix and in what quantity, (b) quality and (c) any other relevant information.
§ Mrs. FennerThe Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1982 laid before the House on 25 August this year require that purchasers must be provided with a statutory statement which includes, among other things, the animals for which the feed is intended, directions for use and the amount of protein, oil, fibre and ash present. This information is intended to enable the purchaser to judge the quality of the products.
The regulations also provide that lists of ingredients may be included in the statutory statement on a voluntary basis.
On the evidence submitted to me so far, I consider that the cost of mandatory ingredient listing would outweigh the advantages. Nevertheless I am ready to consider any new evidence which may be submitted.