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Written question asked by Winston Churchill (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 February 1989. It was answered by Lord Clarke of Nottingham (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 February 1989 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Untitled Written question

Question
How many cases of listeria in the UK have been identified in past 10 years as having been caused by cheese made from unpasteurised milk products produced within UK, in France & in any other country & to give scientific evidence available on risk presented by such cheese. - Includes ref to "Report of WHO Informal Working Group on Foodborne Listeriosis", Geneva 15-19 Feb 1988 & "Occurrence in the UK of Listeria species in Raw Chicken & Soft Cheeses" published in International Journal of Food Microbiology 1988 Vol.6.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
147 c348W;147 c343W
Session
1988-89
Subjects
Contamination Diseases Health hazards Food France Milk Cheese Listeria monocytogenes Untreated milk
Contains statistics
Yes