§ Lieutenant-Colonel Macnamaraasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether he is aware that persons suffering from certain physical disabilities are unable to eat potatoes; and whether, when the loaf contains potato flour, the manufacture of special bread devoid of it will be permitted for such persons?
§ Mr. MabaneProvision has already been made by the Food Rationing (Special Diets) Advisory Committee to investigate the possibility that flour mixtures containing potato flour might in certain cases cause allergic manifestations. If potato flour were put into bread arrangements would be made to provide a special flour to meet the requirements of any proved cases.