Aflatoxin (Hansard, 6 May 1988)

§ Mr. Barry Field
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list in theOfficial Report the number and respective weight of imported cargoes of peanuts containing aflatoxin greater than the voluntary limit of 0.03 mg/kg for each of the last five years; and if he will indicate in respect of each cargo the ultimate purpose for which the peanuts were used.

§ Mr. Donald Thompson
This information is not available.

§ Mr. Barry Field
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has consulted the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds concerning the introduction of statutory limits of aflatoxin in nuts.

§ Mr. Donald Thompson
No.

§ Mr. Barry Field
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what criteria are applied in determining the safe level of aflatoxin in nuts and nut products used for(a) human consumption, (b) feed stuffs for birds and animals which are kept for the production of meat, wool, and so on, (c) pet food and (d) wild bird food.

§ Mr. Donald Thompson
I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to the hon. Member for Caerphilly (Mr. Davies) on 21 April at column565 and the reply given by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Environment to the hon. Member for Caerphilly on 18 April at column 279.