§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he received a report from Shell outlining the dangers of white mineral oil in food.
§ Mr. Ryder[holding reply 22 February 1989]: This issue has been the subject of extensive investigations by the joint expert committee of the WHO/FAO on food additives, the committee on toxicity of chemicals in food, consumer products and the environment and the food advisory committee. Ministers received the advice of the food advisory committee on 2 February this year and announced their intentions to Parliament on 9 February.