HC Deb 24 February 1997 vol 291 cc80-1W
Mr. Flynn

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what regulations his Department has made regarding the labelling of animal feed contents; and if he will make a statement. [17150]

Mrs. Browning

The declaration of compound feed ingredients, either by specific name or category of ingredient, has been a compulsory requirement of EU law since 1991, implemented in Great Britain by the Feeding Stuffs Regulations. Although most feed compounders originally chose to declare by category, the vast majority have switched over the last year to full ingredient listing.

The UK is supporting a Commission proposal which will delete the category "land animal products", and thus require any animal material to be separately identified.