HC Deb 04 February 1999 vol 324 cc767-8W
19. Mr. Chope

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement about food safety standards for imports from outside the EU. [67814]

Mr. Nick Brown

Protecting the public by ensuring that food is produced to high standards of safety is a priority for the Government. Imports from outside the EU are required to have been produced to the same, or equivalent, standards as domestic produce.