§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo 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. MacleanThe 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:
356Wpesticide 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.