§ 40. Mr. George HowarthTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food why he has chosen to prohibit the inclusion of certain beef products in infant food.
§ Mr. RyderAs my right hon. Friend announced on 27 February, following the publication of the Southwood report on bovine spongiform encephalopathy, the measures that we propose to take to restrict the composition of baby foods are purely precautionary.