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Articles Exposed or Offered for Sale by Retail.—
Must either be labelled or a general notice put up on
the premises. The notice to be easily readable and in
a conspicuous place.
Articles of Food when Sold.—Must be labelled.
There are two provisos to the labelling rules, and
these are as follows :—
(1) If delivered to the actual purchaser on the vendor's premises
or stall, labelling is unnecessary so long as a notice
is put up.
(2) In the case of hotels, restaurants and such other places
where articles of food may be exposed or offered for sale
or sold for consumption on the premises neither notice
nor labelling is required.
Duties of Local Authorities and their Officers.—The
enforcement of the Regulations is almost entirely in
the hands of the Local Authorities.
Imported articles are dealt with by the Customs,
but an arrangement has been made with the Commissioners
that so far as imported meat, fish and fresh
fruit (except fruit pulp) are concerned, the enforcement
will normally be left to the Local Authorities.
Power of Entry to Officers and of Taking Samples.—
Given under Article 6.
Dates when the Regulations come into Force.—1st
January, but in the case of certain articles, viz., bacon,
ham, egg yolk, butter and cream, a period of grace
has been given, varying from six months to eighteen
months, to enable methods to be adjusted and existing
stocks to be cleared by manufacturers and traders,
and during the period of grace preservatives may be
present in these foods if non-injurious to health.
The dates of coming into force are :—
(1) All foods except those specified below, 1st January, 1927.
(2) Bacon, ham, egg yolk and articles containing preserved
margarine, 1st July, 1927.
(3) Butter, cream and articles containing preserved cream,
preserved bacon, preserved ham, preserved egg yolk,
1st January, 1928.
(4) Articles containing preserved butter, 1st July, 1928.