§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice he has received regarding the safe level of aluminium in baby foods; and from whom.
§ Mr. FreemanThe Department's independent expert medical and scientific advisory committee on toxicity of chemicals in food, consumer products and the environment recently considered the results of analyses by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on the aluminium content of infant formulae. The committee saw no need for action to reduce the aluminium intakes from infant formulae. However, the Department's expert advisory committees will continue to keep under regular review the results of research into the effects of aluminium intakes.