§ Lord Carmichael of Kelvingroveasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they hold statistics of chemical contamination incidents involving foodstuffs and, if so, whether these statistics are available to the public.
§ Lord DonoughueThe department compiles annual reports on all such incidents reported to it. These reports are available to enquirers, free of charge. The latest report by the department's Incident Response Team, entitledFood Protection 1996. has been placed in the Library of the House.