§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on cross-contamination within slaughterhouses.
§ Mr. MacleanStatutory hygiene controls, enforced by local authorities, apply at all stages of meat production to reduce the risk of cross-contamination. My Department is continuously seeking ways of further reducing the incidence of cross-contamination. We will he advising local authorities and the industry shortly on additional measures further to reduce the incidence of contamination in poultry slaughterhouses.