HC Deb 27 November 1990 vol 181 cc355-6W
Mr. Win Griffiths

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has about the pesticides, herbicides and fungicides used on cocoa imported to the United Kingdom.

Mr. Maclean

The results of monitoring for pesticide residues in cocoa undertaken by the food industry are made available to the Government's working party on

1000 tonnes/£ million
30 September 1988 30 September 1989 (provisional) 30 September 1990 (provisional)
Tonnage Value Tonnage Value Tonnage Value
Beef 32 49 9 12 42 32
Dairy products 50 76 8 11 27 15
Lamb1
Cereals 1,737 124 705 44 562 17
1 There has been no public intervention storage of lamb.

The costs of intervention storage in the 12-month f million periods ending 30 September 1988, 1989 and 1990 are as follows:

pesticide residues. Residues of organochlorine pesticides have been detected but at very low levels which present no risk to consumers and are declining. The International Cocoa Association is compiling a list of active ingredients used in producing countries to facilitate monitoring.