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Labelling Of Foods Containing Egg And Egg Derivatives

EDM number 2102 in 2008-09, proposed by Colin Breed on 20/10/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Food.

That this House believes that all food products containing egg and egg derivatives produced in the EU and imported food products from non-EU countries should be labelled as to production method in line with current labelling regulations for packs of shell eggs; welcomes the progress being made to improve the welfare of egg laying hens through the support of EU Directive 99/74/EC banning the conventional battery cage from 2012 across the EU; notes with concern that from 2012 UK egg production is forecast to diminish and that this deficit could be met by processed food companies importing eggs from non-EU egg farmers using conventional battery cage production methods; and therefore calls on the Government to make it a requirement for all processed food products containing egg derivatives sold in the UK to be labelled with the production method to allow consumers to make an informed choice.

This motion has been signed by a total of 23 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Colin Breed20/10/2009South East CornwallLiberal DemocratProposed
Lynne Jones20/10/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley20/10/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Andrew Dismore21/10/2009HendonLabourSeconded
Stephen Williams21/10/2009Bristol WestLiberal DemocratSeconded
Iris Robinson21/10/2009StrangfordDUPSeconded
Adrian Sanders21/10/2009TorbayLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson21/10/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Martin Caton22/10/2009GowerLabourSigned
David Drew22/10/2009StroudLabourSigned
Paul Flynn22/10/2009Newport WestLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins26/10/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Betty Williams26/10/2009ConwyLabourSigned
Frank Cook26/10/2009Stockton NorthLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins27/10/2009TamworthLabourSigned
William McCrea27/10/2009South AntrimDUPSigned
John McDonnell27/10/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Rudi Vis27/10/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
David Simpson28/10/2009Upper BannDUPSigned
Elfyn Llwyd28/10/2009Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
John Leech28/10/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Janet Dean29/10/2009BurtonLabourSigned
Jo Swinson09/11/2009East DunbartonshireLiberal DemocratSigned

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