§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make it his policy to follow the example of the Dutch Government and finance the adoption of the Fat-O-Meater lean meat prediction system by the processing industry in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThe optical probe, already widely used in the United Kingdom, will be authorised for use here under the EC Pig Carcase Grading Regulations, which will take effect on 1 January next year. Slaughterhouses will, therefore, be able to continue to use their existing equipment for the lean meat prediction of pig carcases which will be required by these regulations.