§ 36. Mr. Liptonasked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will investigate subterfuges in the marketing of fruit and vegetables used to the disadvantage of consumers, such as painting peaches with lipstick, soaking shrivelled oranges in water and delivering underweight boxes of fruit and vegetables.
§ Mr. StrangNo. Local authorities already have ample powers under existing legislation to investigate the practices to which my hon. Friend refers and to take such action to prevent them as they consider necessary.