3774
1991-92
766
Dietary Supplements
Peter Hain
1992-02-27
That this House notes with great concern that a Council Directive of the European Commission is being prepared with a view to bringing dietary supplements (vitamins and minerals) under European legislative discipline; notes that in Britain dietary supplements come under food law and may be sold freely, whereas in most Community member states they are classified as medicines unless the dosage is very small, and may be sold only on prescription, through pharmacies, which is a highly restrictive practice and would be most unwelcome to British consumers; further notes that the Government's Denner Report on dietary supplements, which suggested that stricter controls were necessary because of doubts about safety, has been shown to contain numerous inaccuracies and misleading statements and has been accused of manipulating data; and calls for the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State for Health to make a statement to the effect that no representations will be made to the EC on behalf of the United Kingdom Government in favour of reclassifying as medicines any products currently sold as food supplements.
Peter Hain
1992-02-27
Proposed
Neath
Peter Hardy
1992-03-02
Signed
Wentworth
Robert Parry
1992-03-03
Signed
Liverpool, Riverside
Terry Lewis
1992-03-03
Signed
Worsley
Lawrence Cunliffe
1992-03-03
Signed
Leigh
Jimmy Dunnachie
1992-03-03
Signed
Glasgow, Pollok
Norman Godman
1992-03-03
Signed
Greenock and Port Glasgow
Audrey Wise
1992-03-03
Signed
Preston
Alex Carlile
1992-03-04
Signed
Montgomery
Jack Thompson
1992-03-04
Signed
Wansbeck
John Battle
1992-03-04
Signed
Leeds West
Ronnie Fearn
1992-03-04
Signed
Southport
Bob Cryer
1992-03-04
Signed
Bradford South
Willie Ross
1992-03-05
Signed
East Londonderry
Dennis Turner
1992-03-05
Signed
Wolverhampton South East
Tommy Graham
1992-03-05
Signed
Renfrew West and Inverclyde
Andrew Faulds
1992-03-05
Signed
Warley East
John Cummings
1992-03-05
Signed
Easington
Bill Cash
1992-03-05
Signed
Stafford
Alice Mahon
1992-03-05
Signed
Halifax
Barry Sheerman
1992-03-09
Signed
Huddersfield
Win Griffiths
1992-03-09
Signed
Bridgend
Donald Anderson
1992-03-09
Signed
Swansea East
Richard Body
1992-03-09
Signed
Holland with Boston
Teddy Taylor
1992-03-09
Signed
Southend East
Dale Campbell-Savours
1992-03-12
Signed
Workington
Harry Cohen
1992-03-12
Signed
Leyton