United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 39839
Meat Products: Nitrates
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20 March 2025
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28 March 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the safety of nitrate compounds used to colour preserved meat pink.
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20 March 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the safety of nitrate compounds used to colour preserved meat pink.
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28 March 2025
Answer
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) considers the existing levels of nitrites in the United Kingdom to be sufficiently protective for consumers, and they remain important preservatives in a range of foods, which control a range of harmful micro-organisms. How...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-03-20/39839
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1786958
- uk · wq-1786958 · source updated 28 March 2025