Health, Social Care and Sport Committee

Meeting date: Tuesday, November 8, 2022

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Subordinate Legislation

Feed Additives (Authorisations) (Scotland) Regulations 2022 (SSI 2022/288)

The next item on our agenda is consideration of a negative instrument on feed additives.

The Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee considered the instrument at its meeting on 25 October and it made no recommendations.

The purpose of the instrument is to implement the decision that was made by the Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport in relation to 11 feed additives, authorising five new feed additives for placing on the market and for use in Scotland, and renewing, modifying, re-evaluating or extending the authorisation of six others.

The instrument also includes transitional arrangements for three existing feed additive authorisations. No motion to annul has been lodged in relation to the instrument. Would any members like to comment on the instrument?

I am interested in any legislation on feed additives that is introduced, and I will continue to be so because I think that it is really important that we know what we are consuming. We hear about novel foods and what is happening in other countries in relation to trade, and I know from my research that there are issues around hormones and other chemicals that are being added to products that might end up in our food supply chain. We also had an informal discussion with Food Standards Scotland last week. I just want to put on the record that this is an important issue and we should pay attention to it.

Thank you, Emma. I expect no less from you. I know that you have a long-standing interest in this area.

As there are no other comments from members, I propose that the committee not make any recommendations in relation to the instrument. Do members agree?

Members indicated agreement.