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(/) That any necessary additions to storage facilities for the above programme be put in hand immediately; and (g) That countries which have surplus potatoes that cannot readily be exported be encouraged to mix potatoes in bread and so free grain for export. (11) Peanuts and Pulses The Committee notes that large quantities of the above products (before or after the extraction of oil) are currently fed to live-stock. It is informed that the residues of peanuts and soy-beans after extraction of oil can be •effectively used in bread and other food products, and it believes it desirable that such uses should be widely encouraged. The Committee therefore recommends — (a) That peas, beans, and other pulses be, as far as possible, diverted from live-stock to human consumption; (b) That soy-bean or peanut-cake, after the extraction of the oil, be -converted on as large a scale as possible to flour or grits for human use; and (c) That Governments encourage the use of these products in the making of bread and other commonly used foodstuffs. (12) Fats' The Committee is aware of the grave shortage of fats of both vegetable .and animal origin in prospect for 1946-47. It believes that supplies for human consumption can be augmented by diverting certain quantities from industrial uses and by improving technical processes with the object of .extracting increased quantities of oil from oil-seeds and nuts. The Committee therefore recommends— That Governments make arrangements to divert as much oil and fat as is feasible from the production of toilet soap, paint, varnish, and other non-food products to the production of foodstuffs and that they report to the lEFC on the economies thus programmed. (13) Sugar The Committee, having regard to the world shortage of sugar in prospect for 1946-47 and probably for longer, recommends — (a) That, so far as is consistent with the internal economy and social conditions of the countries concerned, Governments keep at existing low-levels, And, where possible, further reduce, the use of sugar, sugar-cane juice, or sugar-beet for the production of alcohol and for non-essential industrial uses, and that if in any case this be impracticable it shall be so reported to the lEFC; and (b) That ways be developed of using molasses on a wider scale as human food. (14) Fish The Committee has heard statements concerning some unsold supplies of iish and fish products, mainly in certain European countries. It understands that these are largely the result of inadequate transportation facilities on the European continent. It has heard also that more herring could be caught and & larger proportion of herring catches diverted. from industrial use to human use if secure markets could be found. It has been informed that the EECE has a special Committee studying these problems.

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