Written question asked by Lord Campbell-Savours (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 June 1997. It was answered by Lord Rooker (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 June 1997 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question: Statement on what action he is proposing to take in the interest of consumer safety to ensure that adequate controls are put in place to cover the production of poultry meat in premises processing fewer than 10,000 birds per year.

Answer: Mr. Campbell-Savours: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what action he is proposing to take in the interest of consumer safety to ensure that adequate controls are put in place to cover the production of poultry meat in premises processing fewer than 10,000 birds per year; and if he will make a statement. [4778] Mr. Rooker: I have asked for a review to be conducted of the exemption from Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995 of premises slaughtering fewer than 10,000 birds per year. As part of that review, I will be seeking urgent advice from the Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food (ACMSF) on the health risks associated with the continued sale of New York Dressed (NYD) and effile poultry from unlicensed premises.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 4778; 296 c219W
Session: 1997-98
Subjects: Inspections Hygiene Food Poultry Slaughterhouses Poultry meat Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food
Legislation: Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995