I am not sure that I appreciate the hon. Gentleman's point, but I will come to the extent to which a labelling scheme would be lawful under EU law. We on the Conservative Benches believe that it would be. I cannot believe that sensible legislation would get in the way of transparency in labelling. That is surely what all of us, in all parts of the House, should want. Indeed, it should be a fundamental consumer entitlement.
British Agriculture and Food Labelling
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Herbert of South Downs
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 24 February 2009.
It occurred during Opposition day on British Agriculture and Food Labelling.
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