§ Mr. Dribergasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether, in view of the recent warning that certain canned goods may deteriorate if not consumed forthwith, he will indicate to housewives, who laid in stocks of canned goods early in the war, which kinds can be kept indefinitely?
§ Mr. MabaneThe position with regard to the canned goods to which my hon. Friend refers was quite exceptional and my Noble Friend is advised that there is no occasion to take any special action with regard to canned goods generally, consequent upon this particular occurrence. Steps will, however, be taken again to issue to the Press and to the public, as on 7th January, 1942, a short guide approved by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Food, as to the normal period during which different kinds of canned foods may safely be kept in private households.