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Food Labelling

Volume 75: debated on Monday 11 March 1985

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asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food why vitamin E is not scheduled to be included in the provisions of the Food Labelling Regulations 1984 (S.I. 1984, No. 1305) on 1 January 1986; and if he will make a statement.

According to the best scientific and medical advice available to the Government, vitamin E is already present in adequate amounts in any likely diet and there is therefore no need for anyone to ingest any more. No evidence to the contrary was presented during the lengthy consultation process on the Food Labelling Regulations 1984. The omission of vitamin E from the schedule does not prevent its sale properly labelled; it only prevents claims being made about it.