§ Mr. Cohenasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what research his Department has conducted or commissioned to determine the concentration of polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDD) and dibenzofurans (PCDF) in commercially caught shellfish and in crabs.
§ Mr. GummerMy Department has begun a programme of research to enable it to carry out sensitive and rapid detection of these substances in the environment and in the food chain.