United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 11503
Meat Products: Preservatives
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25 January 2024
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1 February 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department expects the Food Safety Agency to conclude its assessment of the EU Commission’s decision to lower the legal limits on nitrites in processed meat products; and whether she plans
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25 January 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when her Department expects the Food Safety Agency to conclude its assessment of the EU Commission’s decision to lower the legal limits on nitrites in processed meat products; and whether she plans
Source: Commons
1 February 2024
Answer
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) considers that existing levels of nitrites and nitrates in the United Kingdom are sufficiently protective for consumers, and they remain important preservatives in a range of foods that control a range of harmful micro-orga...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-01-25/11503
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1685142
- uk · wq-1685142 · source updated 1 February 2024