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Certification of Certain Food Products for Export to the Dominions and
Foreign Countries.
In view of the requirements of the Food Laws in operation in the
Dominions and elsewhere, the system of certification for food products
which are derived from the flesh of cattle, sheep, swine or goats, or from
game or poultry, and are prepared or packed in England and Wales for
export, has been continued.
Certificates were issued in connection with 88 consignments of
foodstuffs: Canada (9), Australia (26), United States of America and
Dependencies (31), India (10), other countries (12).
177 visits were paid to factories and 20 tons 4 cwts. o qrs. 1 st.
10½ lbs. of foodstuffs were inspected and passed for export. 34 Turkeys
and 100 Irish chickens were also certified for export.
Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1925.
Notices were received from time to time from the Port of London
Sanitary Authority respecting tallow which had been released under
suitable guarantees for soapmaking, lubricating oils, etc.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933.
This Act, which received the Royal Assent on 28th June, 1933, came
into operation on various "appointed days." The portions of the Act
to be enforced by Local Authorities came into operation on 1st May,
1936.
The Council delegated their powers under this Act to the Public
Health Committee, and during 1937 the Committee approved 47 re-entries
and 2 new entries in the Council's list. One other entry was revised.