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A sample of "chocolate liqueurs" was found to be in
fact non-alcoholic imitation liqueur chocolates and a
caution was sent to the manufacturers
The last sample was in respect of the sale of "roll
and butter" the "butter" content of which was a mixture
of margarine and butter. The seller, a cafe proprietor,
received an official caution.
In addition further duties as the Food and Drugs
Authority were under taken by the Middlesex County Council
within the Borough during the year, under the Merchandise
Marks Acts, 1887-1953, and the Imported Food Orders
Three hundred inspections were made as to the marking of
origin of meat, apples, tomatoes, poultry, dried fruits,
eggs and honey, and 1,376 stacks or articles examined
A firm was fined £1 with £2. 2. 0. costs for exposing for
sale imported poultry not marked with an indication of
origin; another firm was fined £2 with £2. 2. 0. costs on
a similar offence regarding imported apples; and a third
firm was fined £4 with £2 2 0 costs for falsely labelling
foreign lamb as "New Zealand".
Under the provisions of the Milk (Special Designations)
(Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations,
1949, the premises of a dealer/processor of pasteurised
milk in the Hendon area were regularly inspected and 52
samples of the pasteurised milk were submitted to examination
and found correct.
Slaughterhouses.
There are no slaughterhouses in the district
licensed by the Ministry of Food.
Printed and Produced by Hendon Borough Council.
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