Chris Inquires Re Campylobacter Tests in Christchurch
Christopher Chope Conservative, Christchurch
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what testing for the presence of campylo bacteria the Environment Agency carries out in (a) river and (b) sea water in Christchurch; and when the last positive test was.
Emma Hardy The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Environment Agency (EA) routinely tests for E. coli and intestinal enterococci as indicators of faecal pollution in designated bathing waters under the Bathing Water Regulations but does not test for Campylobacter.
- ENDS #34729
