N.Z. BACON

Northland Age, Volume 2, Issue 2, 15 January 1930, Page 2

N.Z. BACON

HESITANT LONDON JUDGES. When a panel from the London Provision Exchange was recently asked to deliver judgment on bacon made from New Zealand frozen pork, the judges refrained from classing the bacon. Commenting on this, the Scientific Liaison Office at the High Commissioner’s Office in London says:—

“The report is very disappointing, in that the judges would not class the bacon, and this was the main object of the experimentIt was apparently impossible in the bacon trade, so that I suppose they found it difficult to admit publicly that good bacon can be produced from frozen pork. I am, however, not leaving the matter as it is, but shall approach the judges individually and try to alter their decision.

“One important result has been shown up, however. Class A bacon, which is tank cured, was judged by them to be the bestThis indicates that it is impossible to detect tank cure from dry cure. Members of the staff who received samples are unanimous in the opinion that the bacon and ham are first rate. Many place it on a par with the best English.”