§ 74. Mr. ROBERTSONasked the Minister of Food what quantities of bacon, fish, and other foodstuffs have been condemned and destroyed or used in other ways than as food since 1st January, 1920?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONThe quantity of bacon condemned and destroyed under certificate from the sanitary authorities from 1st January to 18th May, 1920, was approximatey 46 tons. The consumption of bacon in the same period was approximately 100,000 tons, and the condemnations were exclusively 1086 confined to bacon imported prior to the resumption of control by the Ministry of Food in 1919. No bacon purchased by the Ministry has been condemned as unfit for human consumption. With regard to fish, 2,307 tons have been condemned, including 133 tons of shell-fish. 97 per cent. of the remainder was utilised for fish meal and fish manure. As regards other principal foodstuffs, less than one ton of cheese and approximately five tons of butter have been condemned out of a consumption of 40,000 and 35,000 tons respectively.