§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many laboratory reports of salmonella in foodstuffs have been received by the Public Health Laboratory Service in England and Wales for 1995; and what was the final figure for 1994. [28615]
§ Mr. SackvilleIn 1994, the Public Health Laboratory Service identified 2076 salmonella strains from foodstuffs. In the first five months of 1995, 451 salmonella strains were identified.