Written question asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) on Monday, 26 February 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 March 2001. It was answered by Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 March 2001 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what progress there has been on enforcing accurate labelling of pigmeat products.

Answer: Miss McIntosh: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress there has been on enforcing accurate labelling of pigmeat products. [151671] Ms Stuart: Legislation on false and misleading labelling is enforced by local authorities. We have issued guidelines to help enforcement officers tackle misleading origin labelling. We have also appointed a pigmeat verification officer to investigate misuse of `British' labels on pork and pigmeat products. He has dealt with over 20 cases considered to be misleading to the consumer; in almost all cases the retailer and processor have either removed the product from the shelves or changed their labelling policy in line with Government guidelines.

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