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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Debra Shipley (Labour), on Tuesday, 11 November 1997, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 67 members in total.

FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY

That this House in the light of concern about misleading food labelling, welcomes the proposed establishment of a Food Standards Agency with a remit to assure public health in all matters of national food policy including the microbiological, chemical and nutritional aspects of food, novel food and processes such as genetic modification, as well as food standards and labelling, and believes that, with a role in developing policy, drafting legislation and public education, and reporting to Parliament via the Department of Health, the Food Standards Agency will help ensure that the consumer is put first in food policy.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY (435A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Ann Winterton (primary, Conservative) and tabled on Friday, 14 November 1997. It has been signed by 3 members in total.
at end add 'supports the principle that rational scientific argument should underpin food safety decisions; believes that consumers have a right of access to safe food products of their choice; regrets the irrational decision of the Committee on Toxicity to recommend restrictions on the retail sale of higher dose vitamin B6 food supplements; and invites the Minister for Food Safety to ask the Committee on Toxicity to look again at this issue, to consult more widely with informed scientific opinion, and to revise its recommendations on safety levels so that they are more appropriate to nutrients rather than poisons.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
435 
435A1 
Session
1997-98
Other sponsors
Yvette Cooper
Jenny Jones
Tess Kingham
Gordon Marsden
David Leslie Taylor
Subjects
Food Labelling Food Standards Agency
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk