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Where the products are prepared from animals slaughtered in the
United Kingdom, the Certifying Officer before certifying as to Veterinary
examination must be satisfied :—
(a) That the animals were subjected to veterinary examination antemortem
and post mortem by an Officer of the Local Authority for
which he himself acts; or
(b) That the animals were slaughtered in a public abattoir under official
veterinary inspection ;
or he must be furnished by the applicant with a declaration signed by a
qualified veterinary surgeon, appointed by the firm with the approval of
the Certifying Officer, to the effect that an ante-mortem and post-mortem
examination was made by him and that the animals so examined were found
free from disease.
Where the products are prepared from material imported into the
United Kingdom from overseas, the Certifying Officer must satisfy himself
that the material was accompanied by a certificate as to ante-mortem and
post-mortem veterinary inspection signed by an Official of the National
Government of the country of origin, being a country whose certificates
the Canadian Authorities are prepared to accept (Australia, New Zealand,
Argentina, and the United States of America).
If the information obtained by the Certifying Officer is not, in his
view, satisfactory, certification is to be withheld and the Certifying Officer
must inform the Ministry forthwith.
The Certifying Officer will supply the Ministry of Health with such
information as may be required in regard to the methods of inquiry, inspection
and certification which have been adopted.
PUBLIC HEALTH (MILK & CREAM) REGULATIONS,
1912 AND 1917.
The following statement shows the action taken under the
Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations 1912 and 1917 :—

Nature of preservative in each case in Column (6), and action taken under
Regulations in regard to it.