HC Deb 05 March 1900 vol 80 c41
MR. HEDDERWICK (Wick Burghs)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture, whether any and what steps have been taken by the Board of Agriculture, in exercise of the power conferred by Section 4 of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1899, upon the Board, to set up presumptive standards of quality in respect of milk, cream, butter, and cheese.

*THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE (Mr. LONG,) Liverpool, West Derby

No regulations under the section referred to have as yet been made, but I have appointed a Departmental Committee, of which Lord Wenlock is the Chairman, to consider whether any such regulations can with advantage be made in respect of milk and cream, and upon the report of the Committee the further action to be taken will to a great extent depend.