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Infestation of foodstuffs from the United States of America inspected in the United Kingdom between 1953 and 1961

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

E. T. Hurlock
Affiliation:
Infestation Control Laboratory, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food*

Extract

Details of the insect and mite infestation encountered on food commodities imported into Britain from the United States of America between 1953 and 1961 are given. Twenty-eight species of insects and nine species of mites, thought to have been introduced with the goods are listed together with a further 35 species of insects thought to have been derived from ships' holds. Emphasis is laid on the dangers of foodstuffs acquiring infestation either by cross-infestation or from infested residues in the holds.

Type
Research Paper
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1964

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