HL Deb 17 March 1983 vol 440 cc920-1WA
Lord O'Hagan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether Canthaxanthin is to be prohibited from use in fish food in future.

Earl Ferrers

Canthaxanthin is a permitted feed additive under United Kingdom law, but the present Community provisions governing its use are contradictory. Her Majesty's Government are pressing for an amendment to Community law in order to make it clear that its use in fish foods many continue.