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In each case the attention of the importer concerned was drawn to the
unsatisfactory nature of the label and an undertaking was received that
immediate correction would be made.
Fish
Two purchases of smoked haddock were made from a retailer in your
district and in each case smoked cod was supplied. Proceedings were
instituted and the trader was fined a total of £10 and ordered to pay
£2 2s. Od. costs.
Fresh Fruit
Proceedings were instituted against a trader who supplied Packham's
Triumph pears in response to a request for William Pears; he was convicted
and fined £3.
Sausages
A sample of beef sausages containing the permitted preservative
within the prescribed limits was not labelled in the manner prescribed
by The Public Health (Preservatives, &c., in Food) Regulations, 1925—
1953. An official caution was sent to the trader concerned.
Sweets
A confection described as "Cream Filled Easter Egg" was found to
contain a sugar fondant filling. A letter of caution was sent to the
manufacturers.
Miscellaneous
A sample of "Tomato Cream" was found to contain no fat. Subsequent
samples of the same article were satisfactory.
Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887-1953
152 inspections of shops were undertaken to ensure that the Marking
Orders relating to certain imported foodstuffs made under the Merchandise
Marks Act, 1926, were complied with. 650 separate displays
of meat, apples, tomatoes, poultry, dried fruit and butter were examined,
and in addition a number of test purchases were made. One trader was
prosecuted for selling Argentine beef not marked with the prescribed
indication of origin, English beef having been requested. The same
trader was also prosecuted in respect of four offences of exposing for
sale imported meat and offal not marked with an indication of origin.
He was fined a total of £6 and ordered to pay £6 6s. Od. costs.
24 summonses were issued against another trader in respect of Argentine
beef exposed for sale which was falsely described by show tickets as
being "English". There were a further 8 summonses in respect of exposing
for sale imported meat and offal not marked with an indication of origin.
The trader was fined a total of £26, together with £5 5s. Od. costs.
Two summonses were issued against a third trader for selling imported
meat not marked with an indication of origin, English meat having been
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