Meat Products: Preservatives

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of the EU Commission’s decision to lower the legal limits on nitrites in processed meat products; and whether she

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1. 15 January 2024

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the implications for her policies of the EU Commission’s decision to lower the legal limits on nitrites in processed meat products; and whether she

   Source: Commons

2. 19 January 2024

   Answer

   The Food Standards Agency (FSA), which holds policy responsibility for the safety of food additives, is assessing the impact of the new European Union decision. Nitrates are important additives that perform a range of technological functions, including co...

   Source: Written answer

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