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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what research he has conducted into the levels of (a) dioxins and (b) PCBs found in (i) wild salmon, (ii) farmed salmon and (iii) flame retardants; and what figures were produced by that research. - Inc table.

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Norman Baker (Liberal Democrat)

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Department of Health

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Written questions

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Answered

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20 January 2005

For answer on

2 February 2005

Answered on

2 February 2005

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research he has conducted into the levels of (a) dioxins and (b) PCBs found in (i) wild salmon, (ii) farmed salmon and (iii) flame retardants; and what figures were produced by that research. [210976] Miss Melanie Johnson: I am informed by the Food Standards Agency that samples of salmon were included in a survey for dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in marine fish carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food during 1994-96 and a further study by the Food Standards Agency in 2003. The levels which were found are shown in the table. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Dioxins PCBs Total Survey Salmon type (number of nanograms World Health Organisation Toxic Equivalent/kilogram fresh weight samples) (1994-96) Farmed (3) 0.8-0.9 2.2-2.7 3.1-3.5 Wild (1) 0.9 1.3 2.2 Unspecified1 (8) 0.6-1.0 1.6-3.0 2.2-4.0 (2003) Farmed only (3) 0.5-0.8 1.5-2.0 2.0-2.8 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Five samples were labelled as "retail salmon" and three just as "salmon". We have not conducted a survey of flame-retardants, which, like dioxins and PCBs, are environmental contaminants, in salmon, although a survey is currently looking at dioxins, PCBs and brominated flame- retardants in farmed and wild fish and shellfish.

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2 February 2005

Reference

210976; 430 c987W

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House of Commons

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken in the last 12 months to investigate the potential use of continuous sampling technology for the monitoring of emissions from waste incinerators for dioxin levels.

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Sue Doughty (Liberal Democrat)

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Answered

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15 December 2004

Reference

203367; 428 c1100W

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House of Commons

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