DETERIORATION OF MEAT.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2187, 9 October 1920, Page 3

DETERIORATION OF MEAT.

WKI.LIXGTOX. October 7, _ In till' l!oll:-l‘ of llfpl'CSOlllilllVCS till? af ll -miion Mr Masr-cy mill (bit! on lltii Ampi.-t Mr l.vsuur. AM’., bronjdit up Mie ipirnr! ion of the temperature ;it which meat war h, ; UI in tlm frec/.intr Ooiv.- in I'.nidiim!, a nr] he (tin* ITiui" Minister) bad premised hn would obtain tin' nece.-.-ary informal ion. Accordingly a cable was senl to ibe llign I oinmis-ioiKT reading as follows; If hci-u sitnan-itcd tlull; tin l <an-e of mncli p, ilm dvlnriorafion in tin- frozen meatm Great iSntuin is dm' io flu' stores holding al a barber h'mperatiire i lion lhar prevailing in X(".v /."aland. -It is nnd.-r-t<)<id i.ie llonm ‘-tores rnainlain a leinperahire ol lo to 18 degree- against 10 degrees lit re. ! shall lie triad of a report. The follow!mr reply lias now been received :—“With" reference lo your telegram of 27th August, regarding the deterioration of meat in store in Great Britain: Ine Ministry of Fond slates lliat Hie ieliipeiajure maintained is as slated m your ieleiiram. namely, 15 to 13 degrees, and I.mt this is the same as before the war. I lie Ministry does not consider that u.-lenora-iion cam ho ascribed lo the temperature at lids end hut that much oUbe unsatisfactory imimaranee is due to dismemberment ami coiisemienl Dialing and .shrinkage, and in some cases to long storage in Aew /‘'aland. Tim Director of Food nve~tigation Doa d does not consider tlm change from 10 decrees to 15 to 18 degrees likely to account for the deterioration m appearance a.s ,lai as IHt ml(ls or bacter.a are concerned pinvided. ‘lie temperature is inanitanu d ant '''The Prime Mini.-ler said the matter was one of considerable importance to tlm Duminion, and lie look tins opportunity of itivin-r it as much publicity as possible.