Irradiated Food (Hansard, 7 March 1990)

Mr. Alan W. Williams
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the countries in which the irradiation of poultry meat is legal.

§ Mr. Maclean
According to information provided by the international consultative group on food irradiation, the following countries have approved the process for the treatment of poultry meat:
Bangladesh

Brazil

Chile

France

Hungary

Israel

Netherlands

South Africa

Sierrean Arab Republic

Thailand

Taiwan.

Mr. Alan W. Williams
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the countries in which irradiation is used as a method of preservation of poultry meat.

§ Mr. Maclean
Of the countries submitting returns for the information of the international consultative group on food irradiation, irradiation of poultry meat has been reported from France and the Netherlands.