§ 19. Mr. Crouchasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of dairy produce is used in ice cream made by the large manufacturers.
Mr. AmoryI understand that a typical ice cream mix would include 10 per cent. of dairy products by weight.
§ Mr. CrouchMay I ask my right hon. Friend whether, in view of the large amount of milk which we are producing today, he has any powers to advise the use of a greater quantity of dairy products in the making of ice cream?
Mr. AmoryThe present standards order, which imposes a minimum of 7½ per cent., I think, of dairy products, is at present being reviewed by the Food Standards Committee. I do not know what the result of its deliberations will be.
§ Mr. H. HyndIf there is no more than 10 per cent. of dairy products, of what does the other 90 per cent. consist?
Mr. AmoryTen per cent. fat, which need not be a dairy product, 13 per cent. sugar, 2 per cent. cereal filler, .9 per cent. of other components, and the rest water.
§ Mr. CrouchMay I ask my right hon. Friend if he is aware that farmhouse ice cream contains no water, but is practically all milk?
Mr. AmoryI know that there are certain brands of ice cream which contain considerably more than the 10 per cent. I have mentioned, and I would welcome the consumption of a bigger proportion of that type of ice cream.