Bovine Somatotropin (Hansard, 5 February 1990)

HC Deb 05 February 1990 vol 166 c493W 493W

§ Mr. Matthew Taylor
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the study by the European Community Commission into the economic and social implications of the use of bovine somatotropin.

§ Mr. Maclean
The report (doc 8975/89) the Commission presented in October identified a number of issues which could arise were BST to be licensed and which it considered to need more study. The Commission has work in hand and a further report is expected this autumn.