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Written question asked by Lord Blencathra (Conservative) on Monday, 6 March 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 March 2017. It was answered by Lord O'Shaughnessy (Conservative) on Monday, 20 March 2017 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Wines: Testing

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord O’Shaughnessy on 28 February (HL5553), what were the risk factors and intelligence received which led the Food Standards Agency to sample (1) in 2015, 100 bottles of Italian wine and 12 bottles of UK wine, and (2) in 2016, 72 bottles of Italian wine and 6 bottles of UK wine; which wines were sampled; and what were the results of the sampling.

Answer

The information on the risk factors and intelligence received by the Food Standards Agency on each of the wines sampled in 2015 and 2016 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

The information on wines sampled in 2015 and 2016 could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL5818
Session
2016-17
Related items
Wines: Testing
Tuesday, 28 February 2017
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Food Standards Agency Testing Wines
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk