To ask the Secretary of State for Health what successful prosecutions for bio-security failures, which are not the subject of continuing legal proceedings, there have been since 2001. (136555)

[holding answer 10 May 2007]: Within its area of responsibility the Food Standards Agency has brought six successful prosecutions since 2001 in relation to failures of food waste handling at approved slaughterhouses and cutting plants for breaches of the Animal By-Products Regulations 2003, the Animal By-Product (Identification) Regulations 1995 and the Poultry Meat, Farmed Game Bird Meat and Rabbit Meat (Hygiene and Inspection) Regulations 1995.