Meat and Cheese

HC Deb 14 May 1952 vol 500 cc115-6W

14. Mrs. Mann

asked the Minister of Food when he expects to increase the weekly amount of the cheese and meat rations.

Major Lloyd George

Changes in the ration levels will be announced at the appropriate time.

Mr. J. T. Price

asked the Minister of Food the annual tonnage of condemned cheese sent to the factories for reprocessing; and how far the product of this reprocessing is reserved for the ration.

Major Lloyd George

No cheese condemned as unfit for human consumption is processed for the ration. In the year ended 30th April, 1952. a total of 2,512 tons of ration cheese fit for human consumption but not suitable for issue on the ration owing to damage, quality or condition was processed. The whole of the product of this processing was issued for the ration.