§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what assessment he has made of the causes of the cyclical occurrence of outbreaks of salmonella enteriditis over the last five years.
§ Mr. CurryIt has not been possible to identify any single cause for the increase in the number of incidents of salmonella enteriditis in poultry and animals reported under the Zoonoses Orders (1975) (1989) in the past five years.
§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether there is scientific evidence available to his Department that salmonella enteriditis can reproduce inside an intact egg.
§ Mr. CurryEvidence is available to show that salmonella enteriditis will multiply inside an intact egg if the egg is incubated at 37 deg. C.