Over-30-month Scheme (Hansard, 17 September 2004)

HC Deb 17 September 2004 vol 424 c1936W 1936W

§ Mr. Gray
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans she has to abolish the over-30-month scheme. [188500]

§ Mr. Bradshaw
The future of the over-30-month Scheme is linked to any change to the over thirty months (OTM) rule. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) advised on 6 July that a move to replace the OTM rule by BSE testing of cattle born after 1 August 1996 continues to be justified on the grounds of the food-borne risk to consumers and proportionality. The Government are still considering the FSA advice. No decision has been made as yet.