§ Mr. THORNEasked the Minister of Health the date of the rescission of the order made under the Public Health Meat Regulations, 1908, prohibiting such imports as boxed loins and legs of pork, boneless beef, and other forms of scrap meat used by sausage manufacturers; the reason for the original prohibitions; and what fresh facts were disclosed to justify the rescission?
§ Miss LAWRENCEThe Public Health (Foreign Meat) Regulations of 1908 and 1909 were revoked in 1925, but their substance was re-enacted with slight modifications by the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1925. The importation of scrap meat (i.e., meat which affords insufficient means of identification with definite parts of a carcase) is still prohibited, the reason for the prohibition being that such meat cannot be satisfactorily inspected at the time of importation. Boxed loins and legs of pork have never been regarded as scrap meat, and their importation has always been allowed if they are accompanied by official certificates recognised as satisfactory by the Minister of Health. The official certificates of a number of countries have been recognised for this purpose at various dates from 1909 to 1929.