HC Deb 03 April 1990 vol 170 cc545-6W
Dr. Thomas

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what will be the effect on the production and identification of solanin in potatoes exposed to irradiation.

Mr. Maclean

In 1986 the Advisory Committee on Irradiated and Novel Foods assessed extensive data relating to the irradiation of potatoes and found no evidence of adverse effects.

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