HC Deb 27 November 1989 vol 162 c135W
Mr. Ron Davies

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which of his Ministry's laboratories in England and Wales are currently involved in the food monitoring programme arising from the import of lead-contaminated animal feed; and if he will estimate by percentage of the total the amount of work carried out in each case.

Mr. Maclean

Between 7 and 23 November inclusive, the following laboratories were engaged in the analysis of samples in connection with the food monitoring programme:

Percentage allocation of work
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland, Aberdeen 4
Milk Marketing Board, Thames Ditton 80
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food regional office, Leeds 1
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food food science laboratory, Norwich 11
Plymouth polytechnic 1
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Harwell 3

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