Milk

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28750, 22 November 1958, Page 3

Milk

Sir, —“Jersey” has asked, why cannot we get good milk to skim cream from? In answer, Mr N. S. H. McCann, defending his own! company’s product, does not' satisfy “Jersey’s’’ question of fat! content. What does Mr McCann! mean by “under the present; system”? Does he presume to[ know all the qualities of the milk' when most producers were vend- ■ ir.g. which is what “Jersey.” myself and many others are in-' forested in. Although the Christ-i church Milk Company’s supply is, now showing improvement in I health standards owing to the elimination of T.B. by Government action. I have still to learn that the quality has improved over the last three years. Mr> McCann cannot deny that, at that! time, the milk was substandard. 1 both in solids not fat and fat. My predecessor in office, Mr H. W I Thompson, received much publicity at that time on this subject.—Yours, etc., G. J. Watson. Chairman, Milk Consumers’ Protection Association. November 14, 1958. [The general manager of the| Christchurch Milk Company (Mr 1 N. S. H. McCann) said that his reference was. “under the previous system.’’ not. “under the preI sent system.” and that he presumed to know something of the milk industry over the last 20 years. He added that the general, quality of the incoming supply] had improved immeasurably over the years through efforts of the producers thcmsclve.-. ana that| the bulk supply had not at any' 1 tune been substandard for fat.J (