HC Deb 11 January 1990 vol 164 c734W
13. Mr. Knapman

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement on the arrangements in his Department for dealing with lead contamination in milk.

Mr. Gummer

My overriding concern has been to protect the consumer. I therefore required the milk from affected farms to be segregated and converted into butter and powder. An intensive sampling/testing programme was introduced and the restrictions were not lifted until we were satisfied that there was no longer any danger to public health.