THIRD GRADE MEAT GETS ON TO MARKET

Chronicle (Levin), 20 November 1946, Page 9

THIRD GRADE MEAT GETS ON TO MARKET

lieceived Tuesday, 7 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 10. A report that housewives in the London area cojuplained that their weekcnd New Zealand and Argontine mutton was " uncookable" aDd that butehers declared it to be so old that it was uneatable, is being iuvestigated by Mr. S. A. Ghisholm, London manager of the New Zealand Meat Marketing Board. The report — in a Sunday newspaper — deelared so many people had previously complained that the Ministry of Food were asked not to issue any more of this meat as part of the ration but uevertheless it formed 20 per eeut. of the total issue last weekend. Oue butcher remarked: "It is only fit for manufaeturing purposes. " Mr. Oliisholm, who asked for an inquiry by the Ministry of Food, said it may be a dav or two before the facts wefe available. "We pointed out to the Ministry that New Zealand sent third grade meat for manufaeturing purposes ouly to Britain as emergency supplies at the Ministry 's express xequest," he said. "We object to. this meat being used for any other purpose but manufaeturing. If there has been a slip somewhere in the Ministry ;s organisation, it must be corrected. We eaunot have New Zealand 's narne for quality jeopardised in this way, particularly as the meat wouldn't have eome to Britain except at the Ministry 's insistenee." _ _