§ 55. Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what progress has been made during the past six months in the production of dried food; what are the prospects of successfully treating chops, steaks, fruit and vegetables for easy storage and to render them suitable for the preparation of good, quick meals; and in what way his Department is co-operating in the experimental work.
§ Mr. GodberNo statistics are available about the commercial production of dried food during the past six months, but much interest has been shown by the food industry in the accelerated freeze drying process evolved at the Ministry's Research Establishment and Experimental Factory at Aberdeen. This process has been developed to a stage where fruit, vegetables and cuts of meat and fish, having been dehydrated for easy storage, can be quickly prepared for the table in a palatable and recognisable form. The work done by my Ministry's Aberdeen Establishment is well known to the food trade and the results are made freely available to all firms interested.