LOCAL AUTHORITY ENFORCEMENT OF LABELLING REQUIREMENTS OF THE INFANT FORMULA AND FOLLOW-ON FORMULA REGULATIONS 1995

That this House notes that baby food companies were reminded in 2006 by the Food Standards Agency of the labelling requirements of the Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations 1995 and, that according to the Minister for Public Health in the Answer of 20th June 2007, Official Report, column 1919W, on infant foods: labelling, local authority enforcement officers have been encouraged to enforce the legislation; and therefore calls on the home local authorities for Wyeth/SMA, Heinz/Farley's, Aptamil, Cow and Gate, Hipp and all other companies continuing to market infant formula with claims, idealising text and images prohibited by the current legislation to order immediately the re-labelling or removal of offending products and to bring prosecutions for the wilful contempt these companies have shown for the legislation.