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Food Standards

Volume 301: debated on Tuesday 25 November 1997

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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the factors that would be involved in determining (a) national minimum standards of food composition and (b) maximum levels of sugar and fat. [17581]

We have no plans to introduce new statutory national minimum standards of food composition or maximum levels for sugar and fat in foods and therefore have not considered the factors that might be involved in determining such measures.