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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement about the level of toxins in illegally imported bushmeat.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement about the level of toxins in illegally imported bushmeat.
Asked by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 February 2003
For answer on
26 February 2003
Answered on
26 February 2003
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement about the level of toxins in illegally imported
bushmeat. [97756]
Ms Blears: The Food Standards Agency, which has responsibility for food safety matters, has advised that information is not
available on the level of toxins in illegally imported bush meat. All illegally imported food has evaded official controls designed
to verify compliance with food safety standards and could pose a danger to human health. Such food may therefore be destroyed by
local authorities without the need for sampling to detect micro-organisms, toxins or other contamination.
Subjects
Health hazards; Imports; Meat; Wildlife; Smuggling
Date
26 February 2003
Reference
97756; 400 c620W;400 c612W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the potential health risks from toxins in illegally imported bushmeat.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has received on the potential health risks from toxins in illegally imported bushmeat.
Asked by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 February 2003
For answer on
26 February 2003
Answered on
26 February 2003
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received on the potential health risks from
toxins in illegally imported bushmeat. [97709]
Ms Blears: I am advised by the Food Standards Agency, which has responsibility for food safety matters, that it has received
representations about potential public health risks from illegally imported meat, including bush meat. Illegally imported food has
evaded official controls designed to verify compliance with food safety standards and therefore poses a potential danger to human
health. Such food is destroyed without undue delay and without the requirement for laboratory examination to identify toxins,
micro-organisms or other contamination dangerous to human health.
Subjects
Health hazards; Imports; Meat; Wildlife; Smuggling
Date
26 February 2003
Reference
97709; 400 c619W;400 c611W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Food Standards Agency is taking on the risks posed by toxins in illegally imported bushmeat.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what action the Food Standards Agency is taking on the risks posed by toxins in illegally imported bushmeat.
Asked by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 February 2003
For answer on
26 February 2003
Answered on
26 February 2003
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action the Food Standards Agency is taking on the risks posed by
toxins in illegally imported bushmeat. [97708]
Ms Blears: The Food Standards Agency has advised local authorities that all illegally imported food products, including bush meat,
should be removed from sale. This is because these products have evaded official controls designed to verify compliance with food
safety standards and could pose a danger to human health. The Agency is also working closely with the Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs and Her Majesty's Customs and Excise to inform the targeting of enforcement work to detect illegal imports.
Subjects
Health hazards; Imports; Food Standards Agency; Meat; Wildlife; Smuggling
Date
26 February 2003
Reference
97708; 400 c619W;400 c611W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has made to other Government departments about the level of policing at ports of entry relating to the smuggling of bushmeat.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what representations he has made to other Government departments about the level of policing at ports of entry relating to the smuggling of bushmeat.
Asked by
Lord Grayling
(Conservative)
Answered by
Hazel Blears
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
10 February 2003
For answer on
26 February 2003
Answered on
26 February 2003
Chris Grayling: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has made to other Government Departments about the
level of policing at ports of entry relating to the smuggling of bushmeat. [97755]
Ms Blears: The Food Standards Agency (FSA), which has responsibility for food safety matters, is in frequent contact with other
Government Departments, in particular the Department forEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and Her Majesty's Customs and
Excise, about controls on the illegal import of meat.
Further to a study by the Cabinet Office last year, co-ordination arrangements between the FSA, Her Majesty's Customs and Excise and
DEFRA are being strengthened to achieve a step-change improvement in controls on the illegal import of meat. DEFRA is running a six
month pilot study into the use of dogs for detecting illegally imported foodstuffs, Her Majesty's Customs and Excise is taking the
lead responsibility for detection of smuggled imports of meat, and the FSA is putting in place arrangements with port health and
local authorities to improve inspection arrangements for legitimate imports.
The Organisation of the Government's Controls of Imports of Animals, Fish, Plants and their Products' is published on the Cabinet
Office website at http:// www.cabinet-office.qov.uk/reports/pdf/Illegal%20 Imports%20paper.pdf
Subjects
Crime prevention; Customs and Excise; Imports; Ports; Meat; Wildlife; Smuggling
Date
26 February 2003
Reference
97755; 400 c619-20W;400 c611-2W
House
House of Commons