§ Mr. BerminghamTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has any proposals to encourage food manufacturers to voluntarily remove tropical oils from their products; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RyderNo sir. The real issue is not between tropical or temperate oils but between saturated and unsaturated fats. United Kingdom traders and consumers are aware of the medical advice in the COMA report on diet and cardiovascular disease that overall fat consumption, and particularly saturated fat consumption, should be reduced and our nutrition labelling guidelines provide for the indication of fat and saturated fat contents of food products.