Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Stephen O'Brien (Conservative), on Wednesday, 22 November 2006, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 89 members in total.

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FOOD SUPPLEMENTS DIRECTIVE

That this House notes that the European Commission is currently considering the responses that it has received to its recent consultation document on the setting of maximum permitted levels for vitamins and minerals in food supplements; further notes that the Commission in 2007 will bring formal proposals for legally binding limits on the levels of such nutrients in supplements; reminds the Prime Minister of his own observation that this legislation is `wholly out of proportion' and of his commitment to ensure that United Kingdom consumers do not lose their access to safe and popular higher potency food supplements; believes that these objectives will not be achieved without a redoubling of the Government's lobbying efforts in Brussels and with other member states; and calls upon Ministers to leave no stone unturned in their efforts to defend the interests of the United Kingdom specialist natural health product industry and its consumers.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

229 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

John Baron

Lord Lansley

Tim Loughton

Austin Mitchell

Baroness Hoey

Subjects

Dietary supplements

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk