Written question asked by Julia Drown (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 April 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 April 1999. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 April 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

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Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the safety of the antibiotic-resistant gene in Novartis's genetically-modified maize; what assessment the Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes made of the safety of the antibiotic-resistant gene in Novartis's genetically-modified food. - Inc ref to Advisory Committee on Novel Food and Processes 1996 annual report, in Library.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

329 c515-6W; 80794;80793

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Crops Antibiotics Genetically modified organisms Food Safety Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes Maize Novartis University of Leeds Drug resistance