§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cases of salmonella have been reported for each year since 1983 in(a) battery chicken farms, (b) deep litter chicken farms and, (c) free range eggs for sale to the consumer and carcases for sale to the consumer.
§ Mr. RyderThe reporting of salmonella in food producing animals is required under the zoonoses order 1975. The total number of incidents reported in live chickens in Great Britain since 1983 is as follows:
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Incidents 1983 514 1984 446 1985 456
Incidents 1986 519 1987 497 It is not possible to distinguish between incidents occurring under different management systems.
There is no statutory requirement to test poultry carcases or eggs specifically for salmonella and therefore no firm information on the number of cases is available.