RICHARD BACON MP has continued his campaign to introduce a bill calling for compulsory country of origin labelling for meat and meat products. Mr Bacon’s Private Member’s Bill, which seeks to amend the Food Labelling Regulations 1996, received its second reading in the House of Commons.
Mr Bacon told the House: “My Bill seeks to do one thing: I just want consumers to know where meat comes from. I want them to know, not to think or to guess or to hope.
“If producers say on the label that meat is British, it should actually be British.
“There are not many people out there who disagree with what I am saying about the need to address the problem. An ICM poll for the Honest Food campaign showed that 87% of consumers in the survey believe that the Government should ensure that the country of origin is clearly shown on food products.
“The survey also showed that 89% believe that when a product such as sausages or bacon is labelled as “British” or “produced in the UK”, it should mean that the sausages or bacon are from an animal reared in Britain”.
This is Mr Bacon’s fourth attempt to bring in a Bill to amend the Food Labelling Regulations 1996 and his first opportunity to get a Second Reading debate.
Mr Bacon brought his first Bill before the House of Commons in March 2004 and continued his campaign with Bills in October 2008 and March 2009.
4 April 2011
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