Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the level of use of ionophores in the production of imported poultry, pig, cattle and fish products; what limits are set on residues; and what tests are carried out to check for residue or antimicrobial resistance.

Approved trading partners must have Defra-approved residue control plans for commodities exported to Great Britain and submit annual reports for assessment. This ensures that standards applied to imported products are equivalent to domestic requirements. The Food Standards Agency publishes annual reports of import sampling under the National Monitoring Programme on GOV.UK.