§ Mr. Gareth WardellTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his letter to the hon. Member for Gower on 24 June, Ref. 55919, regarding the treatment processes for cockles, if he will publish the date when he submitted for approval the Torry process to the EC's standing veterinary committee.
§ Mr. CurryWe have not at present submitted an application to the Standing Veterinary Committee for the approval of any specific heat treatment. We are formulating for early submission an application covering the use of processes which embody the principle of a minimum temperature of 90 deg C maintained for at least 90 seconds, the essential feature of the Torry process.