§ Lord Gainfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What information is available on the presence of dichlorvos in farmed salmon.
§ Baroness TrumpingtonFollowing a recent newspaper report that a sample of farmed salmon had been found to contain dichlorvos, the Food Safety Directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has carried out a further survey of salmon steaks. Forty-three samples were purchased between 12th and 15th November from a variety of retail outlets in East Anglia and London. No dichlorvos was detected in any of the samples.
An earlier survey of 92 salmon samples for dichlorvos was carried out between 1987 and 1989. Again, no residues were detected.