HC Deb 20 April 1989 vol 151 cc283-4W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the becquerel readings of each of the 40 sheep selected from within the restricted area of Cumbria used in the feasility study into monitoring of sheep carcases at slaugherhouses in December 1988.

Mr. Donald Thompson

The readings (becquerels per kilogramme) from the special instrument calibration trial were as follows:

Readings
173 579
191 605
236 620
258 642
276 642

Readings
294 645
308 651
311 678
321 684
335 711
344 780
401 806
407 810
462 812
473 905
483 909
495 1,004
513 1,053
545 1,119
566 1,283

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for what purpose the sheep involved in the December 1988 feasibility study into the monitoring of sheep carcases in slaughterhouses, referred to in his press release of 14 April, were intended to be used.

Mr. Donald Thompson

The sheep involved in the December study were specially selected from within the restricted area for scientific purposes. No part of the carcases went for human consumption.

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