§ Sir J. Langford-Holtasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, in view of the carcinogenic properties of nitrosamines arising from the use of nitrites and nitrates in cured meats, whether he will now make a further statement following the limitations placed upon their use by the regulations introduced by his predecessor in March 1971.
§ Mr. BishopThe Food Additives and Contaminants Committee is informed of progress on the extensive programme of
Guaranteed prices determined after the Annual Review 1974 Price change Revised guaranteed price Wheat (per ton) … … £39.62 £1.65 £41.27 Barley (per ton) … … £35.73 £1.53 £37.26 Oats (per ton) … … £34.20 £1.47 £35.67 The EEC Commission has been informed of these revised determinations.
For pigs, the Agricultural Ministers propose to make a revised determination later in the year to come into effect when the rise of 8 per cent. in EEC prices for pigmeat takes place.
156Wresearch announced in March 1971. Earlier this year the committee advised Ministers that, in the light of the evidence available, no changes would be justified in the regulations made in 1971 to control the use of nitrates and nitrites. The Government's scientific and medical advisory committees will continue to receive all relevant information becoming available from research both in this and other countries. Our scientists are consulting fully on this question their opposite numbers with responsibility for the safety of food in the USA and in other countries.