The text on this page has been created from Hansard archive content, it may contain typographical errors.
Mr. Jack
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects to publish the outcome of his consultation exercise on unpasteurised milk. [35288]
Dr. John Cunningham
[holding answer 19 March 1998]: We are taking stock of all the points raised in the consultation, which ended on 24 February, and an announcement will be made in due course.
Mr. Jack
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many consultees, and from which organisations, agreed with his proposals on unpasteurised milk. [35287]
Dr. John Cunningham
[holding answer 19 March 1998]: Fourteen organisations and companies agreed with the proposal to ban sales of raw cows' drinking milk. These were:
- British Medical Association
- British Veterinary Association
- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
- Co-operative Union Ltd.
- Dairy Industry Federation
- Institute of Food Research
- Institute of Food Science and Technology
- Local Authorities' Co-ordinating Body on Food and Trading Standards
- Marks and Spencer PLC
- National Dairymen's Association
- National Institute for Research in Dairying
- Public Health Laboratory Service
- Royal College of Physicians
- Unigate.
In addition, 22 individual food authorities and 6 individual consumers wrote in support of the proposed ban.