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verbal warnings have been given. One firm of butchers were prosecuted
for marking seven displays of Argentine meat as " English
and were fined £10.0.0d on each summons. This firm were
also charged with selling Argentine chilled beef not marked with
an indication of origin, and were fined £5.0.0d. for this offence.
The fines in this prosecution totalled £75.0.0d. with costs
£10.10.0d.
Labelling of Food Order, 1953
"This Order requires that all pre-packed food shall be clearly
marked so as to enable the purchaser to be fully aware of the
nature of the article, its ingredients and the name and address or
trade mark of the packers. A total of 481 articles were examined
on 94 premises.
False or Misleading Description
"A considerable amount of work has been done in the careful
scrutiny of labels and advertising in connection with pre-packed
food. This work is of benefit to the entire county irrespective of
where within the county the work is done. In the year under review
corrective action has been taken, inter alia, in relation to
descriptions applied to "milk-block", "Double Tea and
imitation cream powder, cakes filled with a mixture of butter and
sugar, canned mixed vegetables, raspberry sprup, powdered soup
mixes, medium red salmon, gorgonzola cheese spread and cheese
spread.
Special Designated Milk
"One dealer in your Borough was licensed in respect
of "Pasteurised" milk processed on the premises. Nine inspections
of the plant were made and fifty samples taken, all of which
were satisfactory.
Raw Milk
"To ensure that the raw milk delivered within the area of
your Borough was free from tubercule bacilli, 32 samples were
taken. None were found to be contaminated