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food supervision
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tins bore American labels except two (one each English and French). The tin with the
English label was almost certainly of American production.
It is desirable that the use of preservatives should be prohibited entirely. If the food
stuff is sound when canned, preservative is unnecessary, as, if properly canned, the contents
will keep good for a reasonable period. It is also desirable that the "cans" should bear—
stamped in the metal—the name and address of the canning firm and the date of canning.
Efficient supervision, including "food inspection" at the canneries, is a sine qua non.
II.—Unsound and Diseased Meat, &c.
The total weight of foodstuffs seized, or surrendered, during the year was just over
2½ tons, rather less than half a ton below the total weight dealt with in 1905. The weights
of goods from the different classes were:—
Meat.—In slaughterhouses 1,644 lbs.
At butcher's shops 1,975 „
Fish 92 „
Vegetables 567 „