Written question asked by Lord Laird (Non-affiliated) on Wednesday, 16 July 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 30 July 2014. It was answered by Lord De Mauley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 July 2014 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Eggs: Imports

Question: To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord De Mauley on 9 December 2013 (WA 80), what was the value of import of shell eggs or egg products from Italy and Greece in the last two years; and what recent results there have been from the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency risk-based surveillance on batches of shell egg from those countries.

Answer

The value of imports of shell eggs and egg products from Italy and Greece in the last two years is presented in the table below. Please note that 2013 data is still subject to amendments.

		£000s
Country of dispatch	Type	2012	2013
Greece	Shell eggs	-	-
	Egg Products	32	195
Italy	Shell eggs	50	19
	Egg Products	6,734	8,786

Animal Health Veterinary Laboratories Agency have found no batches of Italian or Greek shell eggs which have raised any issues concerning their method of production since 2012.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL1211
Session: 2014-15
Related items: EU: Eggs
Monday, 9 December 2013
Written questions
House of Lords; IVF
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Animal welfare EU law Eggs Imports Greece Poultry Italy
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Eggs: Imports

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