§ Mr. PaiceTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for what reasons poultrymeat is permitted to be imported from countries where BSE has been reported and where mammalian meat and bone meal is permitted in poultry feed. [20575]
§ Mr. RookerBecause it is perfectly safe. The prohibitions on the use of meat and bone meal in poultry feed are to avoid cross-contamination with feed for ruminants and not because of concerns in relation to the safety of the poultrymeat.