| RefNo | CMB/72/51 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Minutes, Food Committee meeting |
| Date | 5 October 1917 |
| Description | Lists members present -- acceptance of last meeting's minutes -- consideration of a letter from Hardy to G E Hale of the National Research Council, asking if Hale can take up research on the milling standard, and Hale's response that such work is being undertaken in the Dept of Agriculture under Dr Langworthy -- consideration of a letter from W H Beveridge on the nomination of G Udny Yule to the committee -- an agreement to grant a request from the Hull Oil Manufacturing Co to use the committee's report on the soya bean -- agreement on a report prepared by A R Cushny on a sample of castor bean oil submitted by the Hull Co, concluding that the meal 'would prove a valuable cattle food were it not for the presence in it of ricin, a poisonous protein' -- drafting of a leaflet on the food value of potatoes -- a progress report on the horse chestnut project -- correspondence on the importation of condensed foods and appointing of a sub-committee to deal with the question -- adoption of a memo on the food value of pickled herrings -- consideration of a report on West Indies [Caribbean] food products -- adoption of a report on Ragner Berg's research -- life boat rations -- a letter from the Dept of Scientific and Industrial Research inviting the committee to nominate a representative -- meat meal experiments -- agreement to support the food research of the Manchester Co-operative Wholesale Society. p121-129. |
| Extent | 9pp |
| Format | Typescript |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | MS/527/9/1, MS/527/2/16, MS/527/2/8, MS/527/2/3, MS/527/2/7, MS/527/9/9/16 |