HC Deb 28 February 1958 vol 583 cc86-7W
Sir A. Bossom

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will arrange that Ministry graders at Fatstock Marketing Corporation abattoirs only decide whether carcases are eligible for subsidy or not and are not required to mark them with an indication of grade.

Mr. John Hare

The main function of Ministry graders at slaughterhouses is to decide the eligibility of carcases for the fatstock guarantees. Where carcases are graded, this is done at the request of the Fatstock Marketing Corporation or other wholesalers, who buy fatstock on the basis of grade and deadweight. In such cases, the graders either mark the grades on the carcases or on labels affixed to the carcases, according to the wishes of the person who has asked for the grading service.

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