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a total of £8, with £2 2s. 0d. costs. A third butcher received official
cautions in respect of two offences of selling Argentine beef not
marked with an indication of origin and for failing to mark with an
indication of origin, Argentine meat exposed for sale.
A wholesale dealer sold to a shopkeeper in Enfield a fertiliser
which was pulverised sewage sludge. At the time of sale he gave
the retailer certain advertising literature which falsely described
the composition of the fertiliser. Proceedings were instituted
against the wholesaler who was fined £5, and ordered to pay £8 8s.
costs.
Labelling of Food Order, 1953. At 338 premises 2,272 articles
of pre-packed food were examined to see that they bore a label
which gave a clear statement of the designation of the food and, in
the case of compound foods, the ingredients and also the name and
address of the packer or labeller. No infringements of this Order
were detected.
False or Misleading Descriptions. As in previous years a considerable
amount of work has been done in the detailed scrutiny of
advertisements and the labels on pre-packed foods, and taking
suitable action in those cases where the label or advertisement
contains a false or misleading description of the food to which it
relates. During the year under review, corrective action has been
secured in respect of salmon with potato salad, crystallised jelly,
pineapple slices, pure egg mundelech, cherry juice, lime juice, imitation
cream, cream filled biscuits, cream filled Easter eggs and cheese.
In every case the person responsible agreed to make necessary
suitable amendments to labels as the result of representations. In
no case was it necessary to institute proceedings.
Special Designated Milk. During the year in question one
licence was issued by the County Council in respect of the use of the
special designation "Pasteurised" and another in respect of the
designation "Sterilised" for milk processed in Enfield. Processors'
premises were regularly inspected and compliance with requirements
of the Act and of the appropriate Regulations was
maintained. 56 samples of designated milk were taken all of which
were certified as being satisfactory.
Safe Milk. In addition to the foregoing, 29 samples of raw
milk were procured within the Borough and submitted to test for
the presence of tubercle bacilli. None was found contaminated.