HC Deb 29 April 1996 vol 276 c362W
Mr. Gapes

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the risks from bovine spongiform encephalopathy-related diseases to users of organic fertilisers with special reference to(a) blood, fish and bone, (b) bonemeal and (c) dried blood. [23844]

Mrs. Browning

I have been asked to reply.

There is no scientific evidence available to suggest that the use of organic fertilisers containing blood, fish, bone, bonemeal and dried blood pose a human health risk.

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