§ MR. O'MARA (Kilkenny, S.)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Agriculture whether he has any official reports showing what inspection of Danish or Dutch bacon for trichinæ takes place in the country of exportation; and, if so, whether he will lay them upon the Table of the House.
§ MR. HANBURYIn the case of Denmark regulations are in force under a law of 1897, which prohibits the exportation of swine flesh and other meat which has not been previously examined by an official veterinary inspector, and certified to be sound and fit for human consumption. No specific reference is, however, made to trichinosis. In Holland, trichinosis of swine is a scheduled disease under the Diseases of Animals Acts, and provision is made for the inspection of 1117 swine and swine flesh with a view to the detection of the disease. I should be happy to obtain copies of the Dutch and Danish laws and regulations and to supply them, with a translation, to the hon. Member, if desired.