§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to announce standards for the commercial production of sheep and goat milk; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CurryThe European Commission has proposed a new Community-wide milk hygiene framework covering milk and milk products from cows, goats, sheep and buffaloes. This is intended to come into force on 1 January 1993. The Government are pressing for effective progress to be made in negotiations so that realistic standards can be introduced by this date or as soon as possible thereafter. In the meantime, the production and sale of goat and sheep milk continues to be subject to the general provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990, general food hygiene and labelling regulations and specific codes of practice.