The motion, submitted yesterday, noted the House of Commons had, “enduring concerns about the setting of maximum permitted levels of vitamins and minerals under the provisions of the EU Food Supplements Directive” and its potential damaging effect on more than 700 independent retailers.

The House was “gravely alarmed” a European Commission meeting in late April had indicated the FSD would be extended to other nutrients and set “unacceptable MPLs”.

“Amendment of the Directive is long overdue,” the motion stated, adding the government should, “face up to the challenge and deliver the substantive amendment of this burdensome, unnecessary and bureaucratic legislation before it is too late.”

The motion was backed by Linda Riordan, Dr Brian Iddon, Sandra Gidley, Kate Hoey, Sir Nicholas Winterton and Austin Mitchell.