§ 57. Mr. Fisherasked the Minister of Health whether he will seek to establish a national authority with regional subdivisions, on the lines of Birmingham's Analytical Department, details of which have been sent to him, in order to test unbranded drugs, and especially imported drugs, before they reach the consumer.
§ Mr. SnowOne of the important matters being examined in the Government's review of medicines legislation is the provision that should be made to secure that checks on the quality of drugs meet modern requirements. Meantime food and drugs authorities, of which the City of Birmingham is one, have powers to take samples of drugs available for sale by retail and to prosecute in suitable cases if deficiencies are found.