§ 31. Mr. Hardyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is his policy towards restricting the use of antibiotic additives in poultry foods; and if such additives have been used in poultry foodstuffs in countries from which eggs are currently imported.
§ Mrs. FennerOur general policy is to restrict the use of antibiotics in poultry food, except under a veterinary prescription, to those which have little therapeutic value and none of these is permitted for inclusion in the feed of laying birds. Most of our imports currently come from other EEC countries. In the Community most of the antibiotics that we control may not be fed to laying birds unless prescribed by a veterinarian.