§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list by country the sources of beef found to have traces of specified risk material in consignments of beef imported into the UK in the past 12 months. [23059]
§ Yvette CooperI have been asked to reply.
In the past 12 months, traces of specified risk material have been found in consignments of beef imported into the United Kingdom from Germany (8 times), the Netherlands (5 times), Ireland (4 times), Belgium (twice), Spain (twice), Italy (once) and Denmark (once).
The sources of the beef are shown in the table.
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Country Plant Date of SRM find in UK Germany Loblein Teterower Fleisch, Gustrow 17 January 2001 Westfleische, Lubbecke 17 January 2001 Standard Fleisch, Oldenburg 29 January 2001 Fleisch-Versand Heinz Gausepohl, Bakum 1 February 2001 Fleischverkaufsstelk, Kalkar 1 March 2001 Mueller Fleisch. Birkenfeld 2 March 2001 Fleischzentrum, Wilhelmshaven 30 March 2001 Gausepohl Fleisch, Bakum 25 June 2001 Netherlands Brada's Vleesbedrijft, Leewarden 1 March 2001 Brada's Vleesbedrijft, Leewarden 5 March 2001 Domburg Vlees, Bodegraven 7 August 2001 Exspl. J Gosschalk en Zoon, Epe 21 August 2001 Kroot Vlees, Tilburg 24 October 2001 Ireland Liffey Meats, Ballyjamesduff 2 February 2001 Kildare Chilling, Kildare 21 March 2001 Fair Oaks (Clonmel), Clonmel 2 August 2001 Fair Oaks (Carlow), Bagenalstown 10 and 11 December 2001 Belgium NV EEG Slacthuis Verbist, Izegem 15 November 2001 NV Dierickx, Zele 29 November 2001 Spain Givesa, Palencia 7 March 2001 Fribin, Binepar 9 March 2001 Italy Industria Carni, Torino 20 March 2001 Denmark Danish Crown, Skive 30 April 2001