§ Baroness Byfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will advise farmers who have inadvertently planted genetically modified contaminated seed to plough it up; and, if so, whether they will advise them to do so before 31 May or to wait until the crop has flowered. [HL2626]
§ The Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Baroness Hayman)On 26 May advice on the options available to farmers was issued by MAFF, and placed in the Library of the House. The information and a note on the AAPS issues involved was also published on the MAFF website.