§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they know of genetic modifications carried out on the Navy Bean (the raw material for baked beans); if so, in what countries; whether such modified beans are being imported; and if so, whether they are segregated and labelled. [HL3810]
§ Lord CarterBefore any GM food can be sold in the EU it must be rigorously assessed for safety in accordance with the requirements of the EC Novel Foods Regulation (258/97). No applications for a GM Navy Bean have so far been received and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food is not aware that such a bean is being produced anywhere in the world at the present time.