§ Sir C. CAYZERasked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the allegations in his current Departmental report that the practice of wrapping cheeses in tinfoil is a potential danger to the health of the consumer; whether this assertion was thoroughly substantiated before being made; and, if not, whether he proposes to insert a qualification of it in the next issue of his annual publication?
§ Mr. GREENWOODThe passage to which the hon. Member refers is an extract from a report of the analyst of a local authority quoted in the recent annual report of my Department. I am advised that the analyst's comments are well founded and that tin is an objectionable constituent of articles of food. I do not propose, therefore, to publish any qualification of those comments.