§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (1) how many checks have been made since 1995 to monitor compliance with the prohibition in Article 15(11)(a) of the Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1995 on the use of poultry manure in compound feeding stuffs; [47581]
(2) how many contraventions of Article 15(11)(a) of the Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1995, on the prohibition of the use of poultry manure in compound feeding stuffs, have been notified to his Department since it came into force; and if he will make a statement. [47582]
§ Mr. RookerThe Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1995 are enforced by Local Authority Trading Standards Departments. The Department is not informed of the number of checks carried out or contraventions detected.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the prohibition in Article 15(11)(a) of the Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1995, in ensuring that no poultry manure is used in foodstuffs; and if he will make a statement. [47584]
§ Mr. RookerWhile we have no evidence on the current use of poultry manure in animal feed, officials have recently alerted both Local Authorities and the State Veterinary Service to be on the lookout for this practice.
§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what mechanisms are used to ensure that no poultry manure is included in compound feeding stuffs and to monitor compliance with Article 11(a) of the Feeding Stuffs Regulations 1995; and if he will make a statement. [47585]
§ Mr. RookerCompliance monitoring, to ensure that poultry manure is not used in animal feed, is a matter for individual Local Authority Trading Standards Departments.