§ Mr. LepperTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what trials of the synthetic genetically engineered dairy hormone bovine somatotropin are being conducted in the UK; and if any of the milk from these trials is entering the general milk supply. [82707]
§ Mr. RookerThe use of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) is subject to an EU moratorium which allows for a period for further practical tests. No such tests are being conducted in the UK. The moratorium is to be reviewed before the end of 1999.