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Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 1926. 255 inspections of shops
were undertaken to ensure that the Marking Orders relating to
certain imported foodstuffs made under the Merchandise Marks Act
1926 were complied with. 851 separate displays of meat, apples
tomatoes, poultry, dried fruit, bacon and butter were examined.
Verbal cautions were given in respect of minor infringements not
being found so serious as to warrant more stringent action.
Six summonses were issued against three retail butchers for
failing to mark imported meat with the prescribed indication of
origin, the total of fines and costs imposed amounting to £20.8,0d.
The proprietor of a hardware store was summoned for selling
short measure paraffin a fine of £2„0,0d. plus £2,2,0d, costs being
imposed.
The Labelling of Pood order, 1953, This Order requires that,
in general, pre packed foods shall bear on the label a clear
statement of the designation of the food and in the Cu.se of
compound foods, the ingredients. It also requires that the name
and address of the packer or labeller appears At 267 premises
1,186 articles of pre packed food were examined. No proceedings
were taken in respect of any of the infringements and manufacturers
took immediate steps to correct unsatisfactory labels as soon as
their attention was drawn to them.
False or Misleading Descriptions. As I mentioned in my letter
to you of 4th May, 1956 a considerable amount of work is carried
out each year in scrutinising advertisements and the labelling of
pre packed food and taking such action as is possible to secure
satisfactory amendments in those cases where a 1abel or advertisement
contains a false or misleading description of the food to which it
relates. This work is of benefit to all districts of Middlesex,
irrespective of where the offending advertisement or label is
discovered, and during the year under review corrective action has
been taken in respect of cherry wine, biscuits, chocolate Easter
eggs, flour and sugar confectionery, imitation caviare,, blackcurrant
punch, fruit juice drinks and creme de menthe.
The Milk Special Designation) (Pasteurised and Sterilised
Milk) Regulations 1949. A milk dealer was officially cautioned
for breaches of conditions of his Dealer s licence in respect of
the use of the special designation "pasteurised" He delivered
milk in a churn not marked with the designation "pasteurised milk
and also put the milk into the churn at premises different from
those at which the milk had been pasteurised.