§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will list the number of cases of food poisoning that have been reported from(a) salmonella and (b) campylobacter in each of the last ten years.
§ Mr. SackvilleI have been asked to reply.
Data for 1981 to 1993 are published in the steering group on the microbiological safety of food, annual report 1993, copies of which are available in the Library.
The confirmed total for 1993 for all salmonellas is 30,654 and the provisional figure for 1994 is 30,427.
The provisional figure for 1994 for campylobacter is 44,315. The 1993 figure is still provisional at 39,383.