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UIN 28811

Food: Lead

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answeredUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

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4 February 2025

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14 February 2025 · Answer

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14 February 2025

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) stop lead contamination in the food supply chain.

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  1. 4 February 2025

    Written question

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to (a) monitor and (b) stop lead contamination in the food supply chain.

    Source: Commons

  2. 14 February 2025

    Answer

    Defra monitors concentrations of ten heavy metals, including lead, in naturally-growing mosses as part of the European Moss Survey, which takes place every five years. The moss data provide a cost-effective measure of pollution deposition from the atmosph...

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