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"Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 . 19S3. The majority of the inspection
work carried out under the provisions of the above Acts
relates to ensuring that the requirements of the various Marking
Orders made under the provisions of the Act of 1926 are complied
with. These orders apply to the marking of the country of origin
on imported foodstuffs, principally meat, apples, toiratoes,
currants, raisins, sultanas, bacon, ham, poultry, butter and
honey, upon sale and exposure for sale. Inspections were made
at 92 premises and of 168 displays of these foodstuffs. Any
infringements detected were of a minor nature and were dealt
with by verbal warning."
"Labelling of Food Order, 1953. This Order requires pre-packed
food to be marked with the name and address, or with the Registered
Trade Mark of the packer and labeller. It also requires
such food to be labelled with its common or usual name if any,
and in the case of a compound food with the name of the ingredients
in descending order of proportion by weight. It also
controls the manner in which the presence of vitamins and
minerals is disclosed and prescribes specific labelling of
certain foods. A total of 167 articles of pre-packed food was
examined at 72 different premises to ascertain whether there was
compliance with the above regulations.
"False and Misleading Descriptions. Pood advertisements and
labels have been scrutinised for false and misleading statements
and descriptions. Corrective action taken within the whole
area of the County has equal effect within the Local Councils
and work under this heading is combined with inspections made
in connection with the Merchandise Marks Acts and the Labelling
of Pood Order."
"Examples where corrective action was sought are doughnuts
described as "Cream Doughnuts" but containing imitation cream,
"butter cream fancies" which contained imitation cream, descriptions
of sweets which falsely suggested that they contained
fruit, oranges falsely described as seedless, and cheese spreads
described as "cream cheese" .
Special Designated Milk. During 1960 my Council issued two
Dealers (Pasteurisers' ) Licences in respect of premises within
your area where milk is processed. These premises were regularly
inspected and compliance with statutory requirements was
well maintained. A total of 85 designated milks was taken, all
of which proved to be satisfactory."
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