HC Deb 12 March 1999 vol 327 cc423-4W
Dr. Kumar

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the safety of products derived from animals which eat genetically modified animal feed. [75420]

Mr. Rooker

The Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) considers the implications for human health of the use of genetically modified (GM) materials in animal feed in its role as the UK body which carries out safety assessments under the EC Novel Foods Regulation. The Advisory Committee on Animal Feedingstuffs, which is currently being set up, will be liaising closely with the ACNFP and the Advisory Committee on Releases to the Environment on this matter.