HC Deb 28 July 1989 vol 157 c1152W
Mrs. Gorman

To 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. Curry

It 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. Gorman

To 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. Curry

Evidence is available to show that salmonella enteriditis will multiply inside an intact egg if the egg is incubated at 37 deg. C.