§ 16. Mr. BluntTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement about the use of antibiotics in animal feed. [113384]
§ Ms QuinCertain antibiotic feed additives authorised by the EU may be used as growth promoters in animals. They may be used only if they satisfy stringent statutory criteria including a requirement that, at the level permitted, they do not adversely affect human or animal health or the environment.