United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 11926
Meat Products: Preservatives
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29 January 2024
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6 February 2024 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce similar restrictions on nitrites in processed meat products to those set out in European Commission Regulation No 231/2012 on food additives nitrites (E 249-250) and
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29 January 2024
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce similar restrictions on nitrites in processed meat products to those set out in European Commission Regulation No 231/2012 on food additives nitrites (E 249-250) and
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6 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/2024-01-29/11926
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1685608
- uk · wq-1685608 · source updated 6 February 2024