HC Deb 03 June 1997 vol 295 c120W
Mr. Etherington

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many broiler chickens slaughtered in the United Kingdom have been rejected as unfit for human consumption since 24 April 1996. [1120]

Mr. Rooker

The information requested is as follows:

Total throughput Unfit for human consumption Percentage
Great Britain 695,243,052 8,394,463 (to 27 April 1997) 1.2
Northern Ireland 58,091,168 611,814 (to 24 March 1997) 1.0