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Dried and Condensed Milks.— Thirteen samples of condensed milk—four formal
and nine informal—were submitted for analysis during the year. All were genuine.
No samples of dried milk were examined.
Agricultural Produce (Grading and Marking) Acts.—These Acts empower
the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries to make. Orders for the grading and marking
of agricultural produce. One mark—the National Mark—is used, or will be used,
for all graded produce of England and Wales, and by law it conveys a guarantee
that the produce is of the grade stated. It is not compulsory for all such food
stuffs to be so marked, but, if marked, they must conform to the standard.
In London the local authority is the Metropolitan Borough Council concerned,
and in Woolwich the Medical Officer of Health, the Chief Sanitary Inspector and
three Sanitary Inspectors have been appointed Officers under the Act.
The following is a list of products regarding which Regulations were in force
on the 31st December, 1933 :—
Date of Regulations. Produce.
1929 Potatoes.
1930 Eggs; Glass-house grown Tomatoes and Cucumbers; Strawberries;
Cherries.
1931 Beef; Canned Vegetables.
1932 Cider; Bottled Vegetables; Honey; Plums.
1933 Apples; Cauliflower and Broccoli; Wheat Flour; Malt Extract
and Malt Flour; Dressed Poultry; Canned Fruits; Bottled
Fruits; Cabbage Lettuce; Asparagus; Blackcurrants;
Gooseberries; Loganberries; Raspberries; Red Currants;
Jam; Cheshire Cheese; Bunched Carrots; Green Peas;
Brussels Sprouts; Celery; Pears.
During the year Regulations affecting Apples, Pears, Wheat Flour (1929),
Broccoli, Dressed Poultry (1930), Canned Fruits (1931), Malt and Malt Flour, Bottled
Fruits (1932), were revoked and the Regulations affecting Plums, Honey and Canned
Vegetables were amended.
No offences were discovered during the year.
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926.—Under the provisions of Section 9 of the
above Act, Food and Drugs Authorities have power to execute any of the provisions
of the Act, other than those relating to importation, in respect of foodstuffs which
are subject to an Order in Council made under the Act. The Orders which so far
have been made are as follows :—