Question follow-through · 17365
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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that Bovaer is not used within the school supply chain.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 2 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 4 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will take steps to ensure that Bovaer is not used within the school supply chain.
4 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Dec 2024
Answer published
The Food Standards Agency has advised milk from cows given Bovaer, an authorised feed additive that is used to reduce methane emissions, is safe to drink. Bovaer has undergone a rigorous safety assessment and is approved for use in Great Britain.The Schoo...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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