§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what work he is doing to establish the efficacy of food irradiation in dealing with salmonella and listeria contamination in children; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. RyderThe efficacy of food irradiation in severely reducing the numbers of pathogenic micro-organisms such as salmonella and listeria in poultrymeat has been well 63W established in past years through numerous studies. There is no need for my Department to be involved in further work on this subject.