§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list those organisations which he consulted prior to his decision on the availability of comfrey and its derivatives.
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§ Mr. SoamesMy decision on the availability of comfrey tablets and capsules followed recommendations from the committee on toxicity of chemicals in food, consumer products and the environment and the food advisory committee. In arriving at my decision I took account of views expressed on herbal preparations generally by the organisations listed.
Organisations concerned
- British Diabetic Association
- British Herbal Medicine Association
- British Health Food Trade Association
- British Medical Association
- British Retailers Association
- British Society for Nutritional Medicine
- Child Accident Prevention Trust
- Consumers Association
- Consumers in the European Community Group (UK)
- Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
- Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Authority
- Council of Welsh Districts
- Faculty of Public Health Medicine
- Federation of Synagogues
- Health Education Authority
- Health Food Manufacturers Association
- Health Through Food
- Health Visitors Association
- Hyperactive Children's Support Group
- Infant and Dietetic Foods Association
- Institute of Health Food Retailing
- Kent County Council
- LACOTS
- London Borough of Hackney
- Medical Research Council
- National Association for Pre-Menstrual Syndrome
- National Association of Health Stores
- National Consumer Council
- National Federation of Women's Institutes
- Natural Medicines Society
- New Statesman and Society
- Nutrition Society
- Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland
- Proprietary Association of Great Britain
- Royal College of Physicians
- Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain Scottish Department
- Society for the Promotion of Nutritional Therapy
- Somerset County Council
- TNO Nutrition and Food Research
- University of Glasgow Department of Child Health Yorkhill
- University of Reading Department of Food Science and Technology
- Welsh Consumers Council