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The County Council continue to license those premises at which milk is processed,
1 being issued for plants in your borough. Twenty-nine inspections of
premises were made to ensure proper compliance with the Milk (Special Designation)
Regulations, 1960.
THE LABELLING OP POOD ORDER, 1953
The Labelling of Food Order requires prepacked food to be marked with the
name and address of the packer or labeller or to bear a registered trade mark;
to be marked with its common or usual name and to bear a statement of ingredients
if the food consists of more than one ingredient. It also controls the manner in
which the presence of vitamins and minerals is disclosed.
In the Borough of Hendon a total of 201 premises were visited and 620 items
of food were examined for compliance with the Order. Two infringements were disclosed.
One of these was a case in which "Corn Oil" was displayed for sale in a
bottle on which the label did not disclose a sufficient address. A letter of
caution was sent to the manufacturer.
The other concerned a tin of sterilised cream which was described as "cream"
without the modifying word "sterilised". A letter of caution was sent to the
importers.
LABELLING & ADVERTISING INFRINGEMENTS
In addition to the detail given above, a considerable volume of work was
done in the period under review, which did not arise from samples procured in the
Borough of Hendon, but which had the effect of protecting the residents in each
county district. The matters dealt with were in respect of nationally retailed
articles of food.
Several manufacturers were required to designate the ingredients on labels of
Instant Coffee. As a result of a complaint of the taste of a soft drink, investigations
made in my Department showed that there was phenolic contamination which
arose from a chemical reaction between chlorinated water and the phenol formaldehyde
stopper. The manufacturer has modified the ingredients of this product to
prevent the chemical reaction.
The manufacturer of a non-alcoholic wine was challenged on the ground that
the description was a contradiction in terms, and the label was amended to 'nonalcoholic
beverage'.
The importer of a slimming food was challenged on claims made In advertising
literature as to the Vitamin concentration, and the literature was corrected.
The slimming claims made for a lemon juice in a television advertisement were
modified after the manufacturer had been challenged as to the efficiency of the
product as a slimming agent.
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