§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer to question ref. 130174, on health claims about food products, what estimate he has made of the cost to a manufacturer of making such an application. [132418]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonNo such estimate has yet been made. The Food Standards Agency is currently consulting on the proposed regulation on nutrition and health claims, and preparing an assessment of the potential impact, including application costs, on industry. The consultation package specifically requests information from manufacturers to inform that assessment.