§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether the studies available to him on the effects of irradiation of food include long-term populational surveys for potential carcinogenic effects.
§ Mr. MacleanThe studies examined by the independent expert scientific committee that confirmed the safety and wholesomeness of irradiated food included a number of animal studies extending over several generations. The extensive data reviewed produced no evidence of potential carcinogenic effects.