§ 33. Mr. Keyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he proposes to take to seek to reduce outbreaks of classical and African swine fever. foot and mouth disease and swine vesicular disease through the control of household scraps.
§ 48. Mr. Greg Knightasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps he proposes to take to seek to reduce outbreaks of classical and African swine fever, foot and mouth disease and swine vesicular disease through the control of household scraps.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonAn order came into force on 10 March banning the feeding to livestock or poultry of household scraps which contain or have been in contact with meat. The new legislation means that it is now illegal to feed any waste food unless it has been processed by a licensed waste food operator. This measure is designed to reduce the risk of disease outbreaks like the outbreaks of classical swine fever last year (the first since 1971) which were linked with the feeding of unprocessed scraps of pigmeat products.