§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what discussions his Department has had with Hillsdown Ambient Foods Group Ltd. relating to problems for the meat processing industry arising from the BSE crisis. [5048]
§ Mrs. BrowningMy Department holds regular meetings with various trade organisations representing the meat processing industry, including the British Meat Manufacturers Association and the UK Association of Frozen Food Producers. Representatives from the Hillsdown Ambient Foods Group Ltd. have attended these564W meetings, which regularly discuss problems facing the meat processing industry arising from the market disruption caused by consumer concern about BSE.