§ The Countess of Marasked Her Majesty's Government:
What is the normal life of E. coli bacteria outside host animals; whether the organisms of E. coli 0157 are destroyed by the heat generated by the rotting process in farmyard manure; and whether the organisms continue to be viable after farm or human slurry is spread to land. [HL2147]
§ Lord DonoughueThe Government are carrying out a structured programme of research and risk assessment on the use of all organic wastes on land. This work will provide information relating to the survival ofE. coli, including E. coli 0157, in farmyard manure and in farm slurry and human sewage sludge applied to land.