HC Deb 01 July 1999 vol 334 c263W
12. Mr. Geraint Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action his Department plans to take to ensure that animal feed including genetically modified ingredients is adequately labelled. [87927]

Mr. Rooker

There are extensive EC rules on the labelling of animal feed. The Government are seeking improved listing of ingredients and pressing the Commission to forward to the Council its proposed regulation covering novel animal feeds. This is necessary to ensure fair and consistent labelling of GM feeds throughout the EU. Pending the introduction of such EC measures, we are also exploring whether national labelling arrangements are feasible.

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