§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to his answer of 25 February 1997,Official Report, columns 194–95, regarding food safety in the canning industry, what assessment his Department made of (a) the level of expertise and (b) the application of good manufacturing practice among small companies, in its recent review; and if he will make a statement. [20311]
§ Mrs. BrowningThe results of the Department's survey of UK canneries, including an assessment of the level of expertise and the application of good manufacturing practice amongst small companies, are given in microbiological food safety surveillance report No. 5 on the national study of canneries. I have arranged for copies to be placed in the Libraries of the House.