§ 28. Mr. LordTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he is taking to assist in the marking of British-produced eggs.
§ Mr. GummerI have informed the industry that it is free to put origin terms on egg packs. As hon. Members will be fully aware, there are comprehensive measures in force in the United Kingdom to combat salmonella. I hope that similar measures will be taken throughout the EEC in the near future. Until then British eggs are subject to the toughest safety regulations in the Community.
§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has any intention of banning the use of melange as a component which is included in raw liquid egg which is pasteurised for industrial use.
§ Mr. MacleanUnder European Community Council directive 89/437 of 20 June 1989 on hygiene and health problems affecting the production and the placing on the market of egg products, member states are required,840W before 31 December 1991, to bring into force regulations that, inter alia, will prohibit the use of broken eggs in products intended for human consumption.