§ Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the President of the Council if she will make a statement on the current work undertaken by the Ministerial Group on Food Safety. [141642]
§ Ms StuartI have been asked to reply.
The Ministerial Group on Food Safety was dissolved on 9 November 1999. The Food Standards Agency advises the Government on food safety and standards matters. The agency is a non-ministerial department accountable to Parliament through Health Ministers.
750WThe agency has as its main objective in discharging its functions the protection of public health and the interests of consumers in relation to food.