§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the risk to animal health from the import of pig meat and other products from countries where the animals have been fed swill. [68489]
§ Margaret BeckettThe risk of introduction of serious pig diseases is addressed by the European Community rules governing the import of pig meat and other products. These are designed to ensure that animals carrying disease, however it may have been transmitted, cannot be slaughtered and sent for export to member states.