§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the Government's policy on the planned restrictions on naturally occurring phosphates in wholemeal flour and milk products contained in the proposed EC directive on food additives.
§ Mr. SoamesThe Government share industry's concerns that the current text of the proposed directive on food additives other than colours and sweeteners does not take proper account of the fact that phosphates occur naturally in many foods, including flour and milk. We have therefore been pressing for an amendment to the text. The EC Council of Ministers and the European Commission have agreed to find a solution to this problem before the directive is implemented.