§ Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will take steps to prevent growth hormones being used to boost milk yields; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonI see no justification for such steps.
§ Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has about the health consequences for milk consumers of additional fat in milk stemming from the use of growth hormones in dairy cattle; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonI understand that the fat content of milk over a whole lactation from dairy cows treated with bovine somatotropin lies within the range of fat content of milk from untreated dairy cows.