HC Deb 20 March 1973 vol 853 c45W
Dr. Summerskill

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what percentage of the milk sold for drinking in the United Kingdom has not been heat treated.

Mr. Anthony Stodart

About 5 per cent.

Dr. Summerskill

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will introduce legislation to make the sale of non-pasteurised milk illegal.

Mr. Anthony Stodart

My right hon. Friend is hoping to amend the conditions under which licences to sell untreated milk are issued, so as to ensure that within a minimum period of two years the marketing of untreated milk will be restricted to milk that has come from brucellosis-accredited herds.

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