§ 61. Mr. Liddallasked the Minister of Health whether he is aware of the dissatisfaction felt by public health medical officers at the inadequate bacteriological standards for graded milks, and of their anxiety over the absence of any compulsory bacteriological standard for ungraded milk which is consumed by the vast majority of inhabitants of this country; and what steps, if any, he is taking to remedy this state of affairs?
§ Mr. ElliotI am advised that the bacteriological tests prescribed for graded milks are adequate as a standard of cleanliness, but that a similar standard for all other milk is not practicable at the present time. I would, however, refer my hon. Friend to the Government's proposals for promoting the cleanliness and purity of the milk supply as set out in the White Paper on Milk Policy.