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Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1937 and
1948.—The Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich with a river frontage
of five miles with more than 30 wharves and two of London's largest
and most modern cold stores receives a considerable percentage of
London's imported meat stored on behalf of various importers.
In addition, considerable quantities of fresh fruit, tinned foods and
miscellaneous provisions are dealt with. Visits to wharves and cold
stores are made by the Food Inspectors and imported food generally
is carefully supervised.
Inevitably meat is the commodity to which Food Inspectors
must devote most of their time and it is their responsibility to see
that each consignment landed is accompanied by an " official "
certificate. This may be in the form of a certificate, label, mark,
stamp or voucher which is recognised by the Ministiy of Food as a
guarantee that the accompanying product was inspected ante and
post mortem and passed as fit in accordance with criteria satisfactory
to the Minister and that any necessary packing or preparation had
been executed under hygienic conditions.
Imported Food Rejected.—The following unsound or diseased
imported foods were surrendered, the meat being passed for nonedible
and refining purposes, and other unsound food, with the
exception of fruit pulp and iuice. beinir prows:-ed for stock feeding.