§ Mr. AmosTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what information he has on the presence of dichlorvos in farmed salmon.
§ Mr. MacleanFollowing a recent newspaper report that a sample of farmed salmon had been found to contain dichlorvos, the Department's food safety directorate has carried out a further survey of salmon steaks. Forty-three samples were purchased between 12 and 15 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.