LABELLING OF FOOD CONTAINING NUTS

Early day motion 1271, tabled 25 May 2004 by Keith Vaz (Labour). Signed by 41 members.

That this House notes that the number of children with allergies in this country is on the increase and that nut allergy is one of the more serious allergies; further notes that food manufacturers often use the labelling, may contain nuts, which is not sufficient information for a nut allergy sufferer; urges food manufacturers to take greater responsibility for the labelling of foods so that vague messages do not dilute the effects of labels on food that genuinely contains nuts; and welcomes the Leicester Mercury campaign to raise awareness on this important issue.

Signatures by party: Labour 26, Liberal Democrat 7, Conservative 2, Plaid Cymru 2, UUP 2, Labour/Co-operative 1, Scottish National Party 1.