§ Mr. LoughtonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a list of food substances available in the UK containing genetically modified contents. [78783]
§ Mr. Rooker[holding answer 26 March 1999]: All genetically modified foods on sale in the UK have been approved following a rigorous safety assessment. The Government do not keep details of the use of ingredients in individual food products. However, wherever GM ingredients from GM soya or maize are present in foods, this must be declared in accordance with the requirements of EC Regulation 1139/98 and the Food Labelling (Amendments) Regulations 1999. The only other GM product currently on the market, tomato paste, has been clearly labelled by the manufacturer on a voluntary basis since its launch in 1996.