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Yiewsley and West Drayton 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Yiewsley]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT 1955
The Chief Officer of the Public Control Department, Middlesex County Council has supplied the following information regarding works carried out by his department.
Samples procured in Yiewsley and West Drayton during the year 196I.
| Article | Total Samples | |
|---|---|---|
| Procured | Unsatisfactory | |
| Milk (various) | 8 | 1 |
| Milk (new) | 10 | - |
| Butter | 15 | - |
| Cream | 4 | - |
| Drugs | 3 | - |
| Fruit (fresh and canned) | 16 | - |
| Fish and fish products | 12 | 1 |
| Ice Cream | 4 | - |
| Liver | 3 | - |
| Meat and Meat Products | 11 | - |
| Sausages | 4 | - |
| Vinegar and N.B.C. | 11 | - |
| Wine and Spirits | 6 | - |
| Miscellaneous | 13 | - |
| T otaIs | 120 | 2 |
The following comments are added in connection with the Food and
Drugs Act 1955:—
Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887-1953
Most of the inspection work carried out under the provisions ot the
above Acts is to ensure that the requirements of the various Marking Orders
(which relate to the indication of the country of origin of certain goods)
are properly observed.
Visits of inspection were made lo one hundred and six premises in
your district and two hundred and sixty-nine stacks and displays were
examined. Only minor infringements, in respect of which the Inspector
concerned issued a verbal warning, were detected.
The Labelling of Food Order 1953
This Order requires pre-packed food to be marked wilh the name and
address of the packer or labeller (or with a registered trade mark); and
also to bear on the label its common or usual name together with a list of
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