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Document 91997E002196

WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2196/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Council. Novel food regulation No 258/97 - Assessing the effects of the consumption of novel food products

Ú. v. ES C 82, 17.3.1998, p. 43 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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91997E2196

WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2196/97 by Hiltrud BREYER to the Council. Novel food regulation No 258/97 - Assessing the effects of the consumption of novel food products

Official Journal C 082 , 17/03/1998 P. 0043


WRITTEN QUESTION E-2196/97 by Hiltrud Breyer (V) to the Council (25 June 1997)

Subject: Novel food regulation No 258/97 - Assessing the effects of the consumption of novel food products

1. How, and by whom, is the monitoring system called for by the Scientific Committee for Food (opinion on the assessment of novel foods, III/5915/97) for gathering information on the short- and long-term effects of the consumption of novel foods to be carried out once it has been introduced?

2. What data are to be recorded and over what period?

3. Will the results of the monitoring programme be made available to the public?

Answer (28 October 1997)

As the Committee referred to by the Honourable Member comes under the Commission, she should apply to the latter for information on the programme in question.

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