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Suggested Alteration of the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, 1875
and 1899, respecting Warranties.
The Public Health and Housing Committee considered a communication
from the Council of the Royal Borough of Kensington calling
attention to recent prosecutions of vendors of adulterated milk dismissed
on production of warranties of wholesale vendors, who in turn held
warranties from the farmers supplying the milk. In these cases it is
practically impossible to obtain convictions against the persons giving the
warranties. Similar cases had repeatedly occurred in this Borough and
representations had been made to the Local Government Board and Board
of Agriculture and Fisheries urging the repeal of Section 25 of " The Sale
of Food and Drugs Act, 1875," and Section 20 of "The Sale of Food and
Drugs Act, 1899," leaving the retailer to his remedy at Common Law
against the giver of a false warranty.
The Kensington Borough Council had again made representations to
the Local Government Board and Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
urging that steps might be taken by those Boards with a view to securing
an amendment of the law which shall have the effect of making the
retailer liable for the penalties imposed by the Act in all cases of
adulteration, leaving such retailer to his remedy at Common Law against
the person from whom he obtained his supply. Other Borough Councils
were asked to support this action.
The Public Health and Housing Committee recommended the Council
that the action of the Kensington Borough Council in the matter be
supported.
INSPECTION OF FOOD AND EXAMINATION
OF UNSOUND FOOD AT
WHARVES, Etc.
Examination of Food Stuffs at Wharves, etc.; Conference
to consider the meat supply of the kingdom and the
present Restrictions on the Importation of Live Cattle
for Slaughter; Immature Meat Prohibition Bill.
Examination of Food Stuffs at Wharves, etc.
With respect to the examination of food stuffs see Sanitary Inspectors'
reports, pages 236, 238, 246, 253, 257, 267 and 276.