BACON IN LARD

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25553, 22 July 1948, Page 8

BACON IN LARD

Sir, —At the cost of a temporary loss of prestige for New Zealand products it should be announced immediately oversea that lard and bacon sent from New Zealand in parcels may be contaminated. Recipients should be warned in time. The onus should not remain with senders; air mail may be too late.—Yours, etc.. ONE SENDER. June 9, 1948. Sir,—l am only one of the many who at present are full of anxiety for the unfortunate recipients of tins of ; bacon and lard, declared by the Health j Departanent after being allowed to | be dispatched overseas for the last • few months, as unfit for consumption. Cannot the Health Department think of some speedier way of warning those to whom parcels have been sent than suggesting that the senders communicate with their friends? Does it not call for action as speedy as possible within the next few days? Is there no guarantee that a careful watch is kept on the packing of all meat products? In the event of food-poisoning, we may be faced with a heavy responsibility.—Yours, etc.. ANXIOUS. June 10, 1948. [These letters were sent to the Health Department in Wellington, but no reply has been received.—Ed., “The Press.”]