Oral Answers to Questions — Public Health. – in the House of Commons at on 16 June 1938.
Mr. Acland:
asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been drawn to the recommendation of the recent Agricultural Research Council's special report on the desirability of immediate action in relation to the question of milk churns being returned from distributors and factories to the producers in an unclean condition, both physically and bacteriologically; and what action does he propose to take thereon?
Yes, Sir. The Milk and Dairies Order, 1926, already places definite obligations on a dealer with regard to cleanliness of churns returned empty by him to the producer; and also on the producer with regard to the cleansing and scalding with boiling water or steam of all vessels used for containing milk.
I think this is a matter of administration, but I will take what steps I can.
Will my right hon. Friend see that this super-pasteurisation is stopped?