§ 2. Mrs. Joyce Butlerasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress is being made by the food industry in developing safer alternatives to nitrates for the preservation of meat and other foods in connection with his proposed revision of the regulations in this area; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. StrangThe Food Additives and Contaminants Committee recently examined all the available information about alternative preservation methods and came to the conclusion that it was not possible at the present time to recommend either a reduction in the permitted levels of nitrate and nitrite or their replacement by other substances.