§ Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what consideration he has given to the representations made by organisations interested in his proposal to sterilise by cooking all meat sold for feeding dogs; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. John MackieOur proposals would not require the sterilisation of all meat sold for feeding dogs. They would require the sterilisation of all knacker meat and meat imported without an Official Certificate of fitness for human food, as well as unfit slaughterhouse meat and unfit imported meat, to which the sterilisation requirement applies at present. We are considering with my right hon. Friend the Minister of Health the substantial volume of representations which we have received both for and against the proposals.