HC Deb 24 July 1968 vol 769 c127W
99. Earl of Dalkeith

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to what extent the regulations and conditions applied to meat imported from the Argentine differ from those applied to imports from other countries; and whether he will make a statement giving the reasons for this different treatment.

Mr. Cledwyn Hughes

Regulations governing the import of meat have to cover a wide variety of animal and

Commodity Period covered Percentage of consignments of imported produce inspected that were downgraded (or outgraded)
Apples … … 17th July, 1967 to 31st May, 1968 … … 9.4
Pears … … 17th July, 1967 to 31st May, 1968 … … 3.2
Cucumbers … … 15th January to 31st May, 1968 … … 7.4
Cauliflowers … … 13th to 31st May. 1968 … … No inspections (imports in May are insignificant in relation to total supplies)
Tomatoes … … 13th to 31st May, 1968 … … 5.3

Imported produce is inspected to the same standards and with the application of the same tolerances as homegrown produce.