HC Deb 25 February 1924 vol 170 c82W
Commander BELLAIRS

asked the Minister of Health, in view of the danger to infant welfare from the unfit food that is imported as machine-skimmed milk, whether he will consider proposals to prohibit the import by imposing a minimum fat standard?

Mr. WHEATLEY

Under the Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 1923, condensed machine-skimmed milk is required to be labelled as "unfit for babies." I see no reason for prohibiting its importation, as I am advised that, though the removal of fat renders it unsuitable for feeding babies, it is not an unwholesome food and may properly be included in mixed dietaries?