Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 13213
Lead: Contamination
Tabled: 8 November 2024
Answered: 14 November 2024
Question
Sir Julian Smith
Conservative — Skipton and Ripon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate the Food Standards Agency has made of the risk of lead contamination in (a) silage and (b) animal feed produced on floodplains downstream of historical lead mining sites.
Answer
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is planning to review dietary lead as part of its rolling programme of risk analysis of environmental contaminants in food. This will include consideration of areas where exposure is likely to be higher. Scoping work has st...
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