§ Mr. J. Morrisonasked the Minister of Food how many tins of evaporated milk stored at May Bank, Newcastle, Staffs, have become unfit for human consumption; and what steps he is taking to prevent similar occurrences of wastage of food.
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§ Mr. StracheySome 2,000 out of 12,600 cases of the evaporated milk stored in this warehouse have been sent to a Ministry sorting depot but until examination is completed it is not possible to say what proportion of this quantity will eventually prove to be unfit for human consumption. The existing arrangements for inspection provide a check against avoidable deterioration of food stocks and, while damage to a commodity like evaporated milk is always liable to occur, the overall amount of wastage is very small in relation to total supplies.