HL Deb 21 July 1997 vol 581 c149WA
Lord Carmichael of Kelvingrove

asked 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 Donoughue

The 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.