§ 58. Mr. Hurdasked the Minister of Agriculture if his scientific advisers are 14W completely satisfied that the import restrictions on poultry are effectively preventing the further introduction of fowl pest infection from the Continent.
§ Mr. T. WilliamsThere must always be some risk in importing poultry carcases from countries where fowl pest is known to exist, but my advisers are satisfied that the present arrangement, by which only eviscerated carcases (with head and feet removed) are imported from Europe effectively reduces the risk to a minimum. There is no evidence that any outbreak of fowl pest in Great Britain has been caused by imported poultry from Europe since the imports have been confined to eviscerated birds.