TINNED BUTTER

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 21, 5 November 1943, Page 5

TINNED BUTTER

DAIRY OFFICIAL'S VIEWS Following criticism by correspondents in the Press of the condition in which tinned butter from New Zealand was arriving at overseas destinations, it was decided recently. after the execution of orders at. present in hand, to call a, halt to the tinning of butter for overseas consumption pending a complete investigation. Since then there has been some, criticism of this action, but it appears, to be supported by comments contained in letters received from Great Britain from two dairy inspectors of the New Zealand Department of Agriculture— Messrs F. li. Taylor and G. V. Were. J.n a letter dated Julj* of this ycary Mr Taylor stated: "A friend advised that her niece had .sent her some tinned butter, had opened it and found it so rancid that even after clarifying it twice it was uneatable."

11l a letter coated June 17 of this year, Mr Were wrote: "Reports on suitability of butter for uses by recipients 111 this country of gift samples should, in my opinion, be aceeptcd with caution. I have in mind people who have written eulogistieally about tins. of. gift butter they have received by post from friends in New Zealand. My experi-. cnce of tinned butter mailed; from the Dominion is that it is quite unsuitable for use as: a butter-' spread due to advanced singes of rancidity. We are deeply grateful to our friends who sent us tinned butter, but Ave feel that it should bo made as widely known as possible to generous donors in New Zealand that tinned butter is not a suitable gift to send to this country by ordinary mail. Ii suspect that, most people would consider it impolite to puss adverse criticism on. the quality or condition, of a gift received from friends or relations so far away and in consequence, of a natural reluctance, "to look a gift horse, in the mouth." Other letters contain, comment, in similar strain.