§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the labelling requirements in respect of foods containing genetically engineered oganisms.
§ Mr. Gummer[holding answer 23 March 1990]: Although there are no specific labelling requirements for foods containing such organisms; the Food Labelling Regulations 1984 apply to most foods, including foods containing genetically engineered organisms. The Food Advisory Committee has been asked to consider, within the context of the Food Labelling Regulations, the need for special labelling of those products containing genetically engineered organisms following their approval by the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes. In the recent case of genetically engineered bakers' yeast the Food Advisory Committee recommended that additional labelling information was not required.