HC Deb 13 February 2002 vol 380 cc478-9W
Mr. Edwards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the European directive on dietary supplements. [32708]

Yvette Cooper

The proposed directive would establish the framework for harmonised controls on vitamin and mineral content of food supplements and introduce a number of useful labelling measures. The impact on consumer choice and the specialist food supplement sector would depend on future developments on maximum limits and lists of permitted nutrients.