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Animal Feed: 3-Nitrooxypropanol and Kelp

Commons · Question 46614 · Tabled 17 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 28 Apr 2025

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Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) banning the use of Bovaer and (b) allowing the use of Kelp.

Answer

Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 28 Apr 2025

The Food Standards Agency has advised milk from cows given Bovaer is safe to drink. Bovaer has undergone a rigorous safety assessment and is approved for use in Great Britain. Regulation of feed additives and materials, such as Kelp, is the responsibility...