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amount of fines and costs imposed totalled £24 lis. Od. It was
also necessary to prosecute one shop manager for obstructing our
Inspector and for failing to give his name and address ; he was fined
£4 and ordered to pay £2 2s. Od. I am pleased to be able to add
that offences of obstruction only arise very occasionally.
The Labelling of Food Order, 1953. This Order requires that,
in general, pre-packed foods shall bear on a label a clear statement of
the designation of the food and, in the case of compound foods, the
ingredients. It also requires that the name and address of the packer
or labeller appears. At 104 premises 658 articles of pre-packed food
were examined. No proceedings were taken in respect of any of the
infringements detected and manufacturers took immediate steps to
correct unsatisfactory labels as soon as their attention was drawn to
them.
False or Misleading Descriptions. A considerable amount of
work is carried out each year in scrutinising advertisements and the
labelling of pre-packed food and taking such action as is possible to
secure satisfactory amendments in those cases where a label or advertisement
contains a false or misleading description of the food to
which it relates. This work is of benefit to all districts of Middlesex,
irrespective of where the offending advertisement or label is discovered,
and during the year under review corrective action has been
taken in respect of cherry wine, biscuits, chocolate Easter eggs, flour
and sugar confectionery, imitation caviare, blackcurrant punch, fruit
juice drinks and creme de menthe.
Special Designated Milk. During the year in question a licence
was issued by my Council in respect of the use of the special designation
"sterilised" for milk sterilised within your area. The premises
were inspected regularly and compliance with the requirements of the
Act or Regulations was maintained. 79 samples were taken, all of
which were certified as being satisfactory.
Safe Milk. In addition to the foregoing, 61 samples of raw milk
were procured within the Borough and submitted to test for the
presence of tubercle bacilli. None was found contaminated.
Ice Cream Premises
The Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, etc.) Regulations, 1947, control
the method by which ice cream should be manufactured.
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