§ Ms. Harmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will carry out an investigation into the use of cook-chill catering in the National Health Service.
§ Mrs. CurrieNo. Cook-chill is a well-established catering system. The available scientific evidence is that, 489W providing existing guidelines on its operation are followed, it is microbiologically and nutritionally sound. The Department published guidelines for cook-chill in 1980, and further material was included in the 1986 manual "Health Service Catering—Hygiene".