Question
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in which EU member states the sale of unpasteurised milk (a) has been banned at any time since 1968 and (b) is currently banned, with the dates concerned in each case.
Answer
Mr. Tyler: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in which EU member states the sale of unpasteurised milk (a) has been banned at any time since 1968 and (b) is currently banned, with the dates concerned in each case. [27049] Mr. Rooker: In addition to the ban in Scotland since 1983, retail sales of unpasteurised cows' drinking milk have been banned in the Republic of Ireland since July 1996. On 1 January 1998 Germany banned the serving of unpasteurised milk in catering in all regions. Other member states permit the sale of such milk under restrictions of varying types.