HC Deb 28 March 1990 vol 170 c229W
Mrs. Gorman

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has made an assessment of the level of bacteria, expressed as numbers of bacteria per gram, expected to be found in bulk liquid eggs immediately prior to pasteurisation.

Mr. Maclean

Several factors including the quality of raw materials and the hygienic conditions of the breaking-out plant affect the level of bacteria in bulk liquid egg. No general assessment may therefore be made.

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