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1656157

	registered interest
	date	01/09/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Food: Microplastics
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the prominence of microplastic contaminants in (a) foodstuffs and (b) beverages consumed within the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
	tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
	uin	195854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2023 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is monitoring and assessing emerging information concerning microplastics in food and beverages. Based on current information, the FSA considers it is unlikely that the presence of these particles in food or drink would cause harm to consumers; however, this will be kept under review as new evidence becomes available.</p> answering member constituency Harborough answering member printed Neil O'Brien question first answered 08/09/2023 10:34:06 answering member 4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien
	tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1655043

	registered interest
	date	24/07/2023
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Food: Microplastics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the dangers of microplastics in food; and what steps they are taking to investigate this.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL9636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2023 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) continues to monitor and assess emerging information concerning microplastics in food. The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment is an independent scientific committee that provides advice to the Food Standards Agency and other government departments, and is currently considering the issue of microplastics, having previously concluded that the available data was not sufficient for a complete assessment. The FSA has advised that, based on current information, they consider it is unlikely that the presence of these particles in food or drink would cause harm to consumers. However, this will be kept under review as new evidence becomes available.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 01/08/2023 15:37:55 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans

1487795

	registered interest
	date	11/07/2022
	answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
	answering dept id	17
	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
	hansard heading	Food: Microplastics
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the prevalence of microplastics in food production.
	tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of St Albans
	uin	HL1652
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2022 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is monitoring and assessing emerging information concerning microplastics in food. Based on current information, the FSA considers it is unlikely that the presence of these particles in food or drink would cause harm to consumers. However, this will be kept under review as new evidence becomes available.</p> answering member printed Lord Kamall question first answered 19/07/2022 12:59:46 answering member 4909 label Biography information for Lord Kamall
	tabling member	4308 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of St Albans