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The wholesalers were communicated with, and stated that it
was their practice, when such infestation was recognised, to turn
over their stocks for pig food.
Arrangements were made for the destruction of two boxes of
56 lbs. and one lot of 30 lbs. which remained on the retailer's
premises.
English New-laid Eggs.—A complaint was made last year
that foreign eggs were being sold as English new-laid eggs in one
of the market streets of the Borough.
Investigations were made and it was found that the bulk of
the eggs on sale were imported Lithuanian eggs and stamped as
such, as required. A small quantity were unstamped and English
eggs.
It appears that the stallholder had been utilising old cardboard
cartons branded " English New-laid Eggs " as stock boxes for
displaying the eggs on sale.
There was no intention to represent the Lithuanian as English
new-laid eggs as they were clearly branded and easily visible to
any purchaser, although displayed in the cartons.
To avoid any confusion, instructions were given to obliterate
the " English New-laid Eggs " on the cartons.
The term " new laid " is one which is much misused.
Formerly when the Sale of Food Order, 1921, was in force
the term " new laid " implied an English egg, but now the term
has come to be applied to almost any kind of egg, and what
constitutes a new-laid egg has never been defined by law.
Unsound Dates.—Information was received from the Medical
Officer of Health, Port of London, that 34 boxes of dates had
been detained as unfit for human consumption at the South-West
India Docks.
The dates were consigned to an address in the Borough and
on arrival, notice of which had been given, the Inspector visited
the premises and arranged for their disposal by the firm for
purposes other than human consumption.
They were sent to the firm's farm in the country and used for
pig's food.