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At the same time, each firm should agree to the following conditions:—
(1) The firm's Chemist to give the Medical Officer of Health a
certificate of purity of goods specified in the Medical
Certificate.
(2) That the firm will be prepared to pay for examination of any
samples submitted by the Food and Drugs Inspector to the
Public Analyst for examination from time to time.
(3) When goods are being sent to countries where a certificate
is required to state that foodstuffs must comply with the
laws of that country, in addition to the laws of Great
Britain, and where the foodstuffs have not been packed in
this country but merely re-labelled, it may be necessary to
have a statutory declaration from the firm stating that the
goods comply with the terms of the certificate required.
The Council approved of the suggestions of the Medical Officer of
Health.
PUBLIC ANALYST'S ANNUAL REPORT.
During the year 1929, 801 samples were examined under the Sale
of Food and Drugs Act. All of these were submitted by the Inspectors.
234 of the samples were purchased informally.
70 of the samples were found to be adulterated and, in addition, 28
samples were of inferior quality or doubtful purity.