§ Mr. SayeedTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what levels of aluminium are contained in the following soya milks(a) Wysoy by Wyeth Nutrition in powder form, (b) Granose produced in West Germany in liquid form and (c) White Wave produced by Unisoy Milk in the United Kingdom; what evidence he has on the effect of such levels of aluminium on infants and young children; and if he will publish the results of research showing the levels of aluminium in the most popular brands of soya milk sold in this country.
§ Mr. RyderIt is not our policy to publish details o f individual brands sampled under the food surveillance programme.
The Department of Health's independent committee on. toxicity chemicals in food, consumer products and the environment has considered the results of analyses carried out by my Department and has advised that no action is needed to reduce the aluminium intakes from infant formulae. That Department's expert advisory committees will keep under review the results of research in this area.