Question follow-through · 17364
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the use of Bovaer.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 2 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 4 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 20 Dec 2024 · 18 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
2 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will review the use of Bovaer.
4 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Food Standards Agency has advised milk from cows given Bovaer, an authorised feed additive used to reduce methane emissions, is safe to drink. Bovaer has undergone a rigorous safety assessment and is approved for use in Great Britain.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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