FOOD SUPPLEMENTS

Early day motion 64, tabled 17 May 2005 by Lord Lansley (Conservative). Signed by 127 members.

That this House salutes the campaign mounted tenaciously by Consumers for Health Choice over a period of nine years to highlight the implications of the Food Supplements Directive; believes that the restrictions contained in the Directive exist for the sake of European harmonisation rather than for public safety; deeply regrets the failure of the Government to achieve its own stated objective that maximum levels of nutrients should be determined only on the basis of safety; welcomes the ruling of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that the Directive is invalid under EU law; expresses hope that this ruling will be reflected in the ECJ's final judgement on the Directive; and calls on the Government to take action at last to safeguard the choice of food supplements currently exercisable by British consumers.

Signatures by party: Conservative 90, Liberal Democrat 16, Labour 7, Scottish National Party 6, DUP 5, Plaid Cymru 2, UUP 1.