§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) if he will make a statement on his policy towards paragraph 28 of the Food Additives and Contaminates Committee Report of 1974, recommending that BHA or BHT, or any mixture of them, should be permitted into potato powder, flakes and granules at up to 25 mg/kg;
(2) if the presence of BHA or BHT antioxidants is a factor restricting the 527W import of dehydrated potato to supplement the supply of unprocessed potatoes.
§ Mr. StrangMy right hon. Friends, the Minister, and the Secretary of State for Social Services, are considering the recommendations made by the Food Additives and Contaminants Committee in the light of representations received on its report and we hope to announce our intentions in the near future. We are not aware that imports of dehydrated potato are being inhibited by the present prohibition on the presence of BHA or BHT in them.