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were complied with. 552 separate displays of meat, apples, tomatoes,
poultry and dried fruit were examined, and in addition a number of
test purchases were made. 19 summonses were issued against a firm
of butchers for exposing for sale imported meat and offal not marked
with a prescribed indication of origin. The company was fined a
total of £19 and ordered to pay £5 5s. 0d. costs. Another firm of
butchers received an official caution for selling frozen beef under
the false trade description "chilled," and a fruiterer was cautioned
for failing to mark with an indication of origin imported tomatoes
exposed for sale.
During the year test purchases were made of quantities of
paraffin and 4 offences for giving a false trade description of measure
in connection with such sales were detected. One trader, who made
two such sales, was prosecuted and fined, the fines and costs amounting
to £3 2s. 0d. A second trader who committed two offences of a
similar nature received an official caution.
Labelling of Food Order, 1953. At 184 premises 890 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 infringement of this Order was 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 a label or advertisement contains a false
or misleading description of the food to which it relates. This work
is of benefit to the whole County irrespective of where within the
County offences may be detected. During the year under review
corrective action has been secured in respect of salmon with potato
salad, crystallized jelly, pineapple slices, pure egg mundelect, 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 a result of
representations. In no case was it necessary to institute proceedings.
Special Designated Milk. During the year in question three
licences were issued in respect of the use of a special designation for
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