Written question asked by Nigel Griffiths (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 25 April 1995. It was answered by Lord Monro of Langholm (Conservative) on Tuesday, 25 April 1995 on behalf of the Scottish Office.

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Scottish Office

Question

How many inspectors his Department employs to visit meat wholesalers, how many visits each inspector makes, and how many visits each supplier expects a year; what investigations his Department's inspectors carry out on the accuracy of date labelling by wholesale meat suppliers to supermarkets; if he will list the number and types of incidents in meat wholesalers detected by his Department's inspectors for the last year for which figures are available; and if meat wholesalers are notified in advance of visits by his Department's meat inspectors. - Ref to 258 c378-9W.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

258 c458W;258 c457-8W

Session

1994-95

Subjects

Inspections Hygiene Food Labelling Meat Staff Scotland Wholesale trade Date marking