Baby Milk Products

Mr. Redmond
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has any plans to introduce legislation limiting the aluminium content of baby milk products produced by manufacturers; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Maclean
We have no plans to introduce legislation. Results of the Government's surveillance work show that likely intakes of aluminium from baby milk products are well below the provisionally tolerable weekly intake set by the joint FAO/WHO expert committee on food additives.

Mr. Redmond
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action he is taking to ensure that the aluminium content in baby milk products does not exceed the European Commission's recommended safety limits.

Mr. Maclean
There are no recommended EC limits for aluminium in baby foods.