HC Deb 28 October 1918 vol 110 cc1120-1W
Mr. WILES

asked the Food Controller whether the decision of the official meat graders of the Smithfield Market Control Board is final as to grade and quality.

Major ASTOR

The Grading Committee of the Smithfield Control Board does not grade or value all the meat coming into the market, but acts only in exceptional cases where retail butchers refuse to accept allocation of meat at the maximum prices on the ground of inferior quality. In such cases the committee revalues the meat, and any retail butcher who may be dissatisfied with its decision can appeal to the Smithfield Control Board, upon which there is a representative of the retail trade.

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