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1146341

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date	25/09/2019
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	Flour: Folic Acid
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many submissions were received to the Proposal to add folic acid to flour consultation document by the closing date; and when they expect to publish a response.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL17836
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The folic acid fortification consultation closed on 9 September 2019 and we received 1,442 responses. A post-consultation update is also available on the consultation webpage online only.</p><p>We are currently in the process of analysing the consultation responses and will respond in due course.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 08/10/2019 16:40:58 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1146343

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Catering: Hygiene
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to require food establishments in England to display the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme information that they are supplied with by local authorities.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL17838
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>The Food Hygiene Rating Scheme is operated by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in partnership with local authorities across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>Food businesses covered by the scheme are provided with stickers showing their rating. Those in Wales and Northern Ireland are already required by law to display the stickers at their premises, while those in England are encouraged to do so.</p><p> </p><p>The FSA considers that mandatory display should extend to England and is finalising an evidence-based case for a statutory scheme which will be submitted for ministerial consideration and ultimately cross-Government approval.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 08/10/2019 16:45:34 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1146345

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Catering: Hygiene
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many food establishments there are in England; and of those, how many have not been inspected by the relevant local authority on the latest date for which figures are available.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL17840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>At 31 March 2019 the number of registered or approved food establishments reported in England was 511,297 and the number of those not yet rated was 24,897.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 08/10/2019 16:46:17 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker

1061379

registered interest
date	14/02/2019
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: Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what research they have carried out on the food safety effects of chlorine washing of (1) salad, and (2) meat, products.
tabling member printed	Lord Rooker
uin	HL13759
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2019 answer text <p>The Food Standards Agency (FSA) advises that chlorine washes can be used on fresh produce, including salad, but are legally not permitted on products of animal origin or meat.</p><p> </p><p>Past research commissioned by the FSA includes <em>Reducing Campylobacter cross-contamination during poultry processing</em>. The researchers tested some substances, including, chlorine dioxide, and compared their effect with steam treatment. The results indicated that none of the treatments eliminated Campylobacter entirely. The FSA is continuing to review the literature and monitor the latest developments on the topic. A copy of the report is attached.</p> answering member printed Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford question first answered 28/02/2019 15:20:54 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford attachment 1 file name reducing-campylobacter-cross-contamination-during-poultry-processing.pdf title Reducing Campylobacter cross contamination
tabling member	302 label Biography information for Lord Rooker