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(E) Food sold as mixtures.
21. That the Local Government Board should be authorised to determine
the standards of food mixtures, such as mustard condiment, coffee mixture,
chocolate mixture, and other articles to which the provisions of the Sale of
Food and Drugs Acts apply, and that the percentages of the ingredients of
such mixtures should be clearly shown on the packages in which they are sold.
(F) Preservatives and Colouring Matters in Articles of Food.
22. That the recommendations of the Departmental Committee, 1901,
with regard to the use of preservatives and colouring matters in articles of
food should be given effect to.
G) Shell Fish.
23. That the laying down of all edible forms of shell fish in sewage
polluted creeks or other dangerous localities should be prohibited under heavy
penalties, and that all unpolluted layings, fattening beds, storage beds and
storage ponds at present in use should be protected from pollution by sewage.
(H) Fried Fish Shops and Fish Curers' Premises.
24. That the London County Council should be authorised to make byelaws
to be enforced by the Metropolitan Borough Councils for the regulation
of the business of a fried fish seller and fish curer, and that such businesses
should only be carried on in premises duly licensed by the Metropolitan
Borough Councils.
(I) Preparation or Exposure of Food for Sale.
25. That the Metropolitan Borough Councils should be authorised to
examine premises and stalls in, or on, which food is prepared or exposed for
sale and to require the removal of conditions likely to give rise to contamination.
The Public Analyst's Annual Report.
During the year 1906, 1147 samples were examined under the Sale of
Food and Drugs Acts, consisting of:—782 Milks, 1 Skimmed Milk, 219
Butters, 2 Margarines, 2 Cheeses, 1 Lard, 14 Cocoas, 25 Coffees, 2 Chicorys,
2 Ground Gingers, 28 Mustards, 52 Peppers, 1 Arrowroot, 2 Wheat Flours,
5 Oatmeals, 2 Breads, 2 Brandies, 1 Whisky, 1 Demerara Sugar, 1 Camphorated
Oil, 1 Citric Acid, 1 Tartaric Acid.
241 Samples, or 21.0 per cent. were found to be adulterated. These consisted
of:—172 Milks, 62 Butters, 1 Margarine, 4 Cocoas, 1 Coffee, 1 Whisky.