Written question asked by Simon Thomas (Plaid Cymru) on Wednesday, 25 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 March 2004. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Thursday, 18 March 2004 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications of the recently reported deaths of 12 cattle in Hesse, Germany, in a dairy herd fed on GM fodder maize. (Holding answer 1 March 2004).

Answer: Mr. Simon Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the implications of the recently reported deaths of 12 cattle in Hesse, Germany, in a dairy herd fed on GM fodder maize. [157753] Mr. Morley: [holding answer 1 March 2004]: I understand that the German authorities have investigated the incident thoroughly and concluded that the deaths, which occurred in 2001 and 2002, were unrelated to the use of GM maize Bt176 in the cows' feed.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 419 c435W;419 c437W; 157753
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Death Crops Cattle Animal feed Genetically modified organisms Germany Maize
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