§ 60. Mr. GEORGE TERRELLasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, for the purpose of protecting the public from tuberculous or unclean milk, any and, if any, what steps are taken to inspect the dairies from which imports of foreign milk are obtained?
§ The PRESIDENT of the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Herbert Samuel)My right hon. Friend has asked me to reply to this question. The British Government has, of course, no power to inspect dairies in a foreign country. Samples of imported milk are from time to time taken by inspectors of the Local Government Board and submitted to bacteriological and other examinations. Tubercle bacillus has not been found in any sample.