HC Deb 24 July 1991 vol 195 cc687-8W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement about the changes in the reporting system for food poisoning that have been introduced this year.

Mr. Dorrell

The format of the joint public health laboratory service/state veterinary service publication "Update on Salmonella Infection" was redesigned earlier this year to make it clearer and more informative. The data on human salmonellosis now show annual comparisons as well as indicating the type of outbreak, the place of distribution of suspect foods, and the suspect foods in outbreaks reported to the communicable disease surveillance centre.