HC Deb 23 October 1946 vol 427 c372W
Sir E. Graham-Little

asked the Minister of Food who supplies the chalk to millers for addition to national flour; and what guarantee he has that this milling process is carried out to meet the B.P. standard for creta praeparata.

Mr. Strachey

Creta praeparate is supplied to millers for addition to national flour by three firms, viz., Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers, Ltd., Henry Rogers & Cookes, Ltd., and W. Marshal] (Hessle), Ltd. Regular tests are carried out by the Government Chemists' Department to ensure that the B.P. standard is maintained.