§ Mrs. Joyce Butlerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he intends to lay the new Labelling Regulations which are to apply to the use of 423W cyclamates in foodstuffs, which has been permitted since 1st December; and whether in preparing these Regulations he will take account of representations made to him in connection with the Artificial Sweeteners Regulations and the need to prevent consumers in general and young persons in particular from consuming excessive quantities of cyclamates.
§ Mr. PeartMy right hon. Friend the Minister of Health and I intend to lay these regulations before the House before the Christmas Recess. So far as artificial sweeteners are concerned, I have nothing to add to the reply to questions by the hon. Member for Westmorland (Mr. Jopling) on 23rd October, 1967.—[Vol. 751, c.383–4.]