§ Mr. AshleyTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food pursuant to his answer to the right hon. Member for Stoke-on-Trent, South,Official Report, 25 April, column 492, whether any of the maximum residue levels for pesticides are at such a level they would result in any of international acceptable daily intakes being exceeded.
§ Mr. RyderNo. The MRLs used in the United Kingdom are either the same as, or less than, those used by international bodies such as the WHO/FAO Codex Alimentarius Commission and should not be expected to result in international ADIs being exceeded.