§ Joan RuddockTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what action the Food Standards Agency will take regarding the Public Health Laboratory Service testing of Tesco's organic mushrooms; and if the results of the PHLS's inquiry will be made public. [126309]
§ Ms StuartThe responsibility for ensuring the accuracy of results from the testing of food lies primarily with the laboratory undertaking the testing. The Food Standards Agency was not involved in the commissioning of the survey in question.
The Public Health Laboratory Service is in the process of completing its inquiry and will make the findings available at the earliest opportunity.