HC Deb 16 March 1989 vol 149 c348W
56. Mr. Pike

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he intends to extend the ban on the inclusion of animal protein derived from ruminants in animal feed; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Donald Thompson

The ban on the inclusion of ruminant-derived protein in ruminant feeds will remain in force until processing methods which are sufficient to destroy the agent which causes BSE have been developed and are widely available.

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