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and the other contained added water. Subsequent samples in each
case were genuine and no further action was taken.
The unsatisfactory plums sampled were bottled plums labelled
''Victoria Plums" but were in fact Burbank plums. The firm concerned
was prosecuted in respect of an offence for falsely describing
the plums by label, contrary to the Defence (Sale of Food)
Regulations, 1943 and convicted but granted an absolute discharge.
The Public Control Department also reported upon the
following matters:
Special Designated Milk
During the year there were two dealer/processors licensed to
use a special designation "pasteurised" in connection with milk
processed on their premises and each also, in respect of the same
premises, held a dealer/processor's licence to use the designation
"sterilised" in connection with milk so treated. Thirty-nine inspections
were made of the premises and 109 samples of "pasteurised"
milk were procured and 92 samples of "sterilised" milk, of which
none was adversely reported upon.
Merchandise Marks Acts 1887-1926
Attention has been paid in particular to compliance with the
Imported Food Orders made under the Merchandise Marks Act,
1926 and which require in respect of specified foods that when
inter alia they are exposed for retail sale they must bear a clear
indication of the country of origin, that is to say either the words
"Empire" or "foreign" as the case may be or the specific country
of production. One hundred and twenty-four premises were
visited and 637 head of poultry, displays of meat, or stocks of
apples, tomatoes, dried fruit, butter were examined. Apart from
minor infringements dealt with on the spot in only one case—
a firm of fruiterers—was a prosecution necessary, there being two
summonses, one for not marking the indication of origin on a
display of tomatoes, and second, for not marking an indication of
origin on a display of imported apples. The firm was fined £1 on
each summons and ordered to pay £4-4-0 costs.
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