Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 March 1997. It was answered by Baroness Browning (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 March 1997 on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food

Question: When he received the final report from the Hygiene Advice Team on red meat. - (Holding answer 10 March 197).

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he received the final report from the hygiene advice team on red meat. [19571] Mrs. Browning: [holding answer 10 March 1997]: This report was an internal working document for the Meat Hygiene Service which summarised and provided a comprehensive baseline of standards and practices in the fresh meat industry. I received a copy on 6 March 1997, although the range of problems identified had been known to me for some time and were, and continue to be, addressed on a plant-by-plant and strategic basis by the MHS in accordance with ministerial policy.

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