Results 1-20 of 254 for country of origin labelling

Queen’s Speech — Debate (4th Day) (14 May 2013)

Lord Plumb: My Lords, I am sure that we all enjoyed listening to three such eloquent and informative maiden speeches. It was a particular pleasure for me to hear each of them declare their interest in agriculture in one form or another. British agriculture was not mentioned in the gracious Speech as such, but it is an industry that covers culture, education, energy, health and welfare, all subjects for...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Oral Answers to Questions: Agriculture and Rural Development (15 April 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Michelle O'Neill: It remains the responsibility of all food businesses, including processors, catering suppliers and retailers, to ensure that the food that they sell is exactly what it says on the label.  The EU initially agreed to DNA testing on food samples for one month, with a possible extension to two months.  Member states are to notify the EU's rapid alert system for food and feed of tests...

Business of the House (26 March 2013)

Penny Mordaunt: ...decorations were down at Epiphany. As some supermarkets seem to have substituted Easter eggs, fluffy chicks and chocolate bunnies for tinsel and crackers at cock crow on 7 January, the animals of spring have been a common sight in our supermarkets for some time. But even though the weather continues to be distinctly wintery, there is no reason to give the real egg layers the cold...

Written Answers — House of Lords: EU: Horsemeat (25 March 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Lord Higgins: To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of current concerns regarding the safety of horsemeat, whether they will make representations within the European Union for it to be labelled with the country of origin as well as the country of slaughter. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations within the European Union to establish a review of current European...

Ethical and Sustainable Fashion — Question for Short Debate (19 March 2013)

Baroness Young of Hornsey: My Lords, I am pleased to open this second debate on ethics and sustainability in fashion, especially as there is a full-page account of a round-table discussion on the subject in today's Guardian. I am particularly grateful to colleagues on the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion for their hard work and to the Centre for Sustainable Fashion for providing a...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Food: Labelling (19 March 2013) See 1 other result from this answer

Lord Morris of Aberavon: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will consider requiring improved labelling for all foods so as to indicate country and place of origin.

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Meat: Origin Marking (19 March 2013)

David Heath: Requirements for origin labelling have been incorporated into the Food Information to Consumers Regulation (EU No. 1169/2011). The UK supported extending compulsory origin labelling to all fresh meat and a review on extending origin labelling for other foods. We have requested that the European Commission's report looking into the costs and benefits of mandatory origin labelling is brought...

Oral Answers to Questions — Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Food Adulteration (7 March 2013)

Owen Paterson: I agree that clearer labelling could help, but we are up against a criminal conspiracy and I think the criminals would have got through. I had a constructive meeting with the French, German, Austrian and Finnish Ministers in Brussels last week, and we are asking the European Commission to accelerate its report on the labelling and marking of the country of origin.

Country of Origin Marking (Manufactured Goods) (27 February 2013) See 2 other results from this debate

Jo Swinson: ...him not only on securing a debate on an issue that is very important for his constituency but on the passionate and humorous way in which he managed to convey the issues with a great degree of eloquence. He spoke from the heart about the importance of this fine industry and the role it can play in our nation’s heritage and our nation’s future. It is not surprising, given that...

Written Ministerial Statements — House of Lords: EU: Agriculture and Fisheries Council (27 February 2013)

Lord de Mauley: My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Owen Paterson) has today made the following Statement. I represented the UK at the first day of the 25 and 26 February Agriculture and Fisheries Council. Ministers from the devolved Administrations were also present. I also had an individual discussion with Commissioner Borg. I would like to update the...

Written Ministerial Statements — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Agricultural Council (Horsemeat Fraud) (27 February 2013)

Owen Paterson: I represented the UK at the first day of the 25 and 26 February Agriculture and Fisheries Council. Ministers from the devolved Administrations were also present. I also had an individual discussion with Commissioner Borg. I would like to update the House on the Council discussion on horsemeat fraud in advance of the normal report on the rest of the Council business. The Council had a...

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Meat: Origin Marking (27 February 2013)

David Heath: Indication of origin is mandatory for all unprocessed beef and beef products sold in the EU, whether sourced from within or outside of the EU. There is no legal requirement to provide origin labelling for other meats, but we have worked with retailers to ensure strong voluntary take up of this in the UK. Country of origin labelling for food products forms part of ongoing discussions on the EU...

Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [Lords]: New Clause 1 — Exception for suppliers with high turnover (26 February 2013)

Ian Murray: Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker. We know the origins of the code came from the Competition Commission report in 2008; we have already discussed the excessive risks to suppliers, particularly overseas ones. The practices behind that would have had the potential to harm those producers overseas who are the most vulnerable and to be an obstacle to progress on the pay and conditions of, and...

Northern Ireland Assembly: Ministerial Statement: Beef Contamination (18 February 2013)

William Irwin: Does the Minister agree that it is important that it is made clearer where food comes from and that country-of-origin labelling should be a priority, given that the housewife needs to know exactly where her food comes from?

Horsemeat — Statement (14 February 2013) See 1 other result from this debate

Lord Higgins: Does my noble friend agree that in the context of this crisis labelling is crucially important? Is it not equally important that the labelling should show the country of origin? Is that not clearly the case with regard to this appalling trade in horsemeat across the European Union where live horses for slaughter may travel hundreds of miles from Poland to Italy to be killed there and labelled...

Women and Equalities: Horsemeat (14 February 2013)

Mary Creagh: I thank the hon. Gentleman for that statement. I am sure the whole House will welcome Tuesday’s raids by the FSA and the police. May I ask him whether all customers of the meat-processing plant have been contacted about the raid and alerted to a potential risk? I am glad that the FSA is investigating the concerns about horsemeat entering the food chain that I first raised with Ministers...

Opposition Day — [17th( )Allotted Day] — Horsemeat (12 February 2013) See 2 other results from this debate

Neil Parish: May I apologise for not being here at the start of the debate? It is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Sherwood (Mr Spencer), who made some strong points about the traceability of the product in this country. From when animals are in the farmers’ field to the time they are slaughtered and processed, we know exactly where they have come from: the red tractor mark...

Housing Market Reform: Europe (30 January 2013)

Huw Irranca-Davies: I do not want to contradict the hon. Gentleman, but, to my surprise, the response of the EU on 1 January last year was a quite dramatic intervention: in Spain and elsewhere, immediate action was taken against suppliers who were not compliant, to the extent of closing down hatcheries and egg producers. My regular meetings with the British Egg Industry Council suggest that that has not been...

[Mr David Amess in the Chair] — Horsemeat (30 January 2013) See 4 other results from this debate

David Heath: It is not uncommon in inexpensive burgers, for example, to use bulking material such as beef protein, and it is not illegal to do so. The EU labelling regime changes to which the hon. Member for Ogmore referred will require such material to be more specifically labelled in future. I agree that it is a difficulty for those who are trying to enforce compliance because it is obviously much more...

[Martin Caton in the Chair] — Terminal Illness (Access to Medicines) (23 January 2013)

Jamie Reed: It is a pleasure to be called to speak under your chairmanship again, Mr Caton. I extend my sincere thanks to the hon. Member for The Cotswolds (Geoffrey Clifton-Brown) for securing this important, emotive and timely debate. He laid out the issues in a compelling fashion, complemented by the testimony of other Members from across the House. The debate comes a day after my right hon. Friend...