§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of salmonella enteritidis food poisoning were recorded monthly in each year since 1988(a) in total and (b) by health authority; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information will be placed in the Library.
Although there was a 1 per cent. increase in the number of salmonella enteritidis reports between 1992 and 1993, during the same period the number of cases of human illness from all salmonellas dropped by 2 per cent.
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