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(c) Loaf of Bread (formal).- Advertised as containing
less starch and would aid slimming. Was found
to contain only approximately 5 per cent less
carbohydrates than normal bread. No action
was taken.
(d) Rusks (informal).- Contained insect fragments.
A letter of warning was sent to the manufacturers.
(e) Pork Luncheon Meat (formal).- 12% deficient in
meat. No action was taken.
(iv) HAWKERS OF FOOD.
Section 103 of the Essex County Council Act, 1952,
came into operation on 2nd April 1953, and provides that
hawkers of any food, and premises used for the storage of
such food, shall be registered by the local authority. Registration
was granted to 3 persons and 3 premises were also
registered during 1959.
(v) REGISTRATION OF PREMISES USED FOR THE
PREPARATION OR MANUFACTURE OF SAUSAGES, OR
POTTED, PRESSED, PICKLED OR PRESERVED MEAT,
FISH OR OTHER FOOD INTENDED FOR SALE.
Section 80 of the Ilford Corporation Act, 1937, requires
registration of such premises.
1 application for registration was received and granted
during 1959.
(vi) ARTICLES OF FOOD SURRENDERED.
During the year the following articles were surrendered
and condemned as being unfit for the food of man:-
Bacon, 31 lb.; Beverages, 2 tins 1 bottle; Biscuits,
17 packets; Butter, 3¼ lb.; Cake, 9 lb.; Cereals, 13 tins,
141 lb.; Cheese, 95 lb.; Chocolate Spread, 2 lb.; Custard
Powder, 1 drum; Cream, 25 tins; Confectionery, 35 lb.;
Eggs preserved, 27 lb.; Egg Albumen, 158 lb.; Fats, 3
packets; Fish (Wet and Dry), 91 stones; Fish (Tinned), 229
tins, Fish Cakes, 7; Fish Paste, 13 jars; Flour 10 lb.; Fruit
(Tinned), 1,333 tins; Fruit (Bottled), 2 lb.; Fruit (Dried),