§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list those recommendations he has received from the Food Advisory Committee during each of the last three years, and which have not been implemented by his Department.
§ Mr. MacleanIt is not practical to answer this question in quite the way the hon. Member has asked. The following list represents the committee's published reports over the last three years on which the recommendations have yet to be implemented.
Final Report on the Review of colouring Matter in Food Regulations 1973 published March 1987 (MAFF Press Release No. 83/87).
Report on Coated and Ice Glazed Fish Products—published March 1987 (MAFF Press Release No. 58/87).
Caffeine and Saccharin and Soft Drinks—announcement made in May 1988 (MAFF Press Release No. 180/88).
Use of the term "low alcohol" in the labelling of Alcoholic Drinks announced September 1988 (MAFF Press Release No. 358/88).
The Use of Mineral Hydrocarbons in Food—published February 1989 (MAFF Press Release No. 53/89).
Slimming pills—announcement made in May 1989 (MAFF Press Release No. 212/89).
Use of Nutrition Claims in Food Labelling and Advertising—published July 1989 (MAFF Press Release No. 309/89).
We have accepted all these reports in principle. We shall shortly be announcing my decision on the recommendations in the Colouring Matter in Food report. On all the other reports we have either published implementing regulations for consultation or are in course of so doing.