Whether any action has been taken to monitor the introduction and movement of E.coli 0157 in restocked herds following the foot-and-mouth d…

Answered Asked by Mary Scanlon Con Lodged 24 Jan 2002

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether any action has been taken to monitor the introduction and movement of E.coli 0157 in restocked herds following the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, as recommended in its report Task Force on E.coli 0157: Final Report.

The answer

Answered by Ross Finnie on 7 Feb 2002 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

Consideration was given to monitoring E.coli 0157 in restocked herds in line with the task force's recommendations. However, because the restocking had already begun from multiple sources and because an appropriate project to research this issue was not produced which would have added to existing knowledge of the epidemiology of E.coli 0157, it was decided not to proceed with monitoring work. Research on E.coli 0157 is continuing.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S1W-22251 by reference.