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If and so long as any Order in Council made under Section 2 of the Merchandise Marks Act,
1928, is in force prohibiting the sale or the exposure for sale in the United Kingdom of imported
eggs unless they bear an indication of origin, any British eggs which have been kept in cold storage
or chemical storage shall, in the former case, be marked conspicuously and legibly on the shell
with the word "chilled" or with the words "cold stored," and in the latter case with the word
" sterilised."
The Regulations also provide for the manner of registration of premises used for the purpose
of cold storage or chemical storage of eggs.
Inspections are made from time to time by the Food Inspector to ensure that the requirements
of these Regulations are complied with, but during 1929 no contraventions were observed.
Artificial Cream Act, 1929.—This Act came into operation on the 1st June last, and has for
its object the regulation of the manufacture and sale of artificial cream.
Under the Act it is an offence to sell, or expose for sale, artificial cream under any designation
which includes the word "cream" unless that word is preceded by the word "artificial." Every
vessel containing artificial cream, whether in transit or exposed for sale, must bear the words
"artificial cream" in large and legible type, either on the receptacle or on a label securely attached
thereto.
The Council are required to keep a register of all premises where artificial cream is manufactured,
sold, exposed or kept for sale except those premises where,
(a) artificial cream is manufactured by any person solely for his domestic purposes,
(b) it is used in the manufacture or preparation on the premises of some other article of food,
(c) it is not supplied otherwise than in the properly closed and unopened receptacles in which
it was delivered.
Provision is made in the Act for the inspection of registered premises by an authorised officer
of the Council.
In 1929, only one application for registration was received.
Unsound Food.—Under the provisions of Section 47 of the Public Health (London) Act,
1891, any persons having in their possession food intended for sale which is diseased or unsound,
or unfit for human consumption, may surrender it to the Council for destruction as trade refuse.
The unsound food surrendered and destroyed during the year is shown in the following list;-
Black Currants (pounds) 28
Fish (stones) 9
Fish (canned) (tins) 154
Fruit (canned) (tins) 681
Jam (tins) 27
Meat (canned) (tins) 81
Meat (Sheep heads) — 20
Milk and Cream (canned) (tins) 113
Onions (pounds) 150
Pickles (jars) 26
Soup (canned) (tins) 11
Strawberries (pounds) 168
Tomatoes (boxes) 84
In one instance only was unsound food seized by the council's food inspector under the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891. In this case one hundredweight of bacon, found in a provisions shop,
was seized by the Inspector, taken before a magistrate and subsequently destroyed.
The proprietor of the shop was on holiday at the time of seizure and, after careful consideration,
the Council decided to caution him instead of instituting proceedings.
Proceedings under various Food Measures.
The number of proceedings referred to in this section of the report total 38. Fines or costs
were imposed in all the cases and the amount totalled £153 7s. 6d.
Food Poisoning.—Early in the year under review there occurred an outbreak of food poisoning
resulting from persons partaking of meat pie bought from a shop in the Borough.
Food poisoning may be divided into two kinds, namely, chemical and bacteriological.
"Chemical food poisoning" may result from the deliberate addition of poison to food with
criminal intent or the accidental addition of poison. It is readily distinguishable from bacteriological
food poisoning.