§ 19. Mr. WINGasked the President of the Board of Trade if, in the interest of our food supplies, he will take steps to prevent bread being sold until twenty-four hours after baking, the carrying out of which would prevent much waste, encourage personal health, and indirectly reduce the price of food?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD (Mr. Hayes Fisher)My right hon. Friend has asked me to reply to this question. It is known that considerable economy can be effected by not consuming bread until twenty-four hours after it is baked, and the publicity given to this view by my hon. Friend's question will, I hope, tend to diffuse the knowledge of this fact amongst consumers generally and lead to the further adoption of the practice. The question whether this could be enforced by preventing the sale of new bread has already been carefully considered, but this course was found to be impracticable, mainly owing to the lack of storage accommodation in bakeries. The consumer is, however, not usually met with the same difficulty.