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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS (GRADING and MARKING)
ACT, 1928.
Various Regulations have been made from time to time by the
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries under the above Act relating
to the use of grade designations applied by means of a national mark.
The application is entirely voluntary and is intended to set up a
specific standard of quality, but where traders elect to adopt the
national mark they must comply with the provisions set out in the
regulations. There were only a few cases calling for the attention
of the Inspectors during the year.
MERCHANDISE MARKS ACT, 1926.
Under the powers conferred by the Act, Orders in Council have
been made dealing with, amongst other imported articles, various
foodstuffs. The goods must not be sold unless the name of the
country of origin is clearly marked. The policy underlying the
administration of such orders is to give the purchaser the opportunity
of choosing between home, empire or foreign goods. With the
appointment of a Sanitary Inspector solely concentrating on foodstuffs,
a closer watch was kept on shops, etc., to ensure that the
various Orders were being strictly complied with. In all no less
than 82 infringements were detected. The traders in question were
duly cautioned. In one instance a warning letter was necessary.
During the year the following leaflets concerning the marking of
Imported Meat, etc., were distributed to all dealers and shopkeepers
likely to be affected by the Orders : —
Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich.
The Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) No. 7 Order, 1934.
MARKING OF IMPORTED MEAT.
NOTICE TO BUTCHERS.
Sale and Exposure for Sale.
On sale and exposure for sale of imported meat whether wholesale or
by retail, the meat must bear an indication of origin.
1. In the case of Chilled Beef, Frozen Mutton, Frozen Lamb, and
Frozen Pork, where any joint or cut did not on importation or does not
by reason of the method of preparation in the ordinary course of trade
bear any marking, the indication of origin shall be applied by means of
a Ticket or Label placed on each portion of Meat.
2. In the case of Boneless Beef, Boneless Veal, Salted Beef, Salted
Pork, Loins of Frozen Pork from which the skin has been removed prior
to Importation, and Edible Offals, the Ticket or Label must be placed on