HC Deb 01 June 1998 vol 313 cc75-6W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list his Department's bodies that have responsibility for food safety and hygiene; and if he will make a statement. [43629]

Mr. Rooker

The bodies reporting to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, or jointly to the Minister and other Secretaries of State, which are concerned wholly or partially with food safety and hygiene, or which provide relevant services, are as follows:

  • Executive Agencies
    • Meat Hygiene Service
    • Pesticides Safety Directorate
    • Veterinary Medicines Directorate
    • Central Science Laboratory
    • Farming and Rural Conservation Agency
  • Advisory bodies
    • Advisory Committee on Microbiological Safety of Food
    • Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes
    • Advisory Committee on Pesticides
    • Consumer Panel
    • Epidemiology of Foodborne Infections Group
    • Food Advisory Committee
    • Microbiological Food Surveillance Group
    • Microbiological Safety of Food Funders Group
    • Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee
    • Veterinary Products Committee
    • Working Party on Chemical Contaminants in Food
    • Working Party on Chemical Migration from Materials and Articles in Contact with Food
    • Working Party on Dietary Surveys
    • Working Party on Food Additives
    • Working Party on Pesticide Residues in Food
    • Working Party on Radionuclides in Food
    • Working Party on Veterinary Residues in Food
  • Other
    • BSE Regulatory Forum
    • Meat Hygiene Appeals Tribunal.