§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he has any evidence of the incidence of(a) salmonella enteritidis, and (b) any other strain of salmonella in cooked prawns.
§ Mr. Kenneth Clarke[holding answer 23 January 1989]: Studies on imported cooked prawns by the Public Health Laboratory Service between 1976 and 1986 show that a small number of the samples tested contained isolations of a wide variety of serotypes of salmonella. Any action on such imported produce is a matter for the port health authorities. In 1986 and 1988 there were no reported outbreaks of food poisoning associated with cooked prawns. In 1987 there were two reported outbreaks possibly associated with this food.