Milk Testing

HC Deb 19 April 1948 vol 449 cc109-10W

Mr. Sharp

asked the Minister of Agriculture if he will give details of the proposed expansion of the National Milk Testing Service.

Mr. T. Williams

No expansion of the National Milk Testing Service is proposed. A proposal has, however, been made by the Milk Marketing Board and the Central Milk Distributive Committee that the industry should assume responsibility for the laboratory testing of milk where this is not already the responsibility of licensing authorities under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations. This proposal has been accepted in principal, and details of the new arrangements are now being worked out.