§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 1 July,Official Report, column 335, how many cases of shellfish-related illness reported to the Public Health Laboratory Service were subsequently proved to be linked to (a) the consumption of shellfish, (b) the consumption of shellfish whose deficiencies were traced back to the production practices and (c) factors other than production practices; and in how many cases no link to the consumption of shellfish was established. [36595]
§ Mr. HoramAll of the 82 cases were reported to the Public Health Laboratory Service as associated with the consumption of shellfish. Information is not available on the precise cause of contamination in the shellfish implicated in each case.