Soft Drinks (Fruit Juice Content)

HC Deb 20 March 1946 vol 420 cc1873-4

77. Mr. Keeling

asked the Minister of Food what percentage of the lime-juice, lemon squash, orange squash and grape fruit squash on sale is the juice of the lime, lemon, orange or grape-fruit.

Dr. Summerskill

The Soft Drinks Order prescribes that lemon squash, orange squash, grapefruit squash and lime juice cordial must contain at least 25 per cent. by volume of the named variety of fruit juice.

Mr. Keeling

Would my hon. Friend give me the answer to the Question on the Paper which is, what, in fact, do they contain?