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in which preservatives are allowed and the types of preservative which are
permitted,, but nevertheless closely limiting the quantities of such preservatives.
No infringements arising from the new Regulations were reported during the year.
The Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887-1953
Inspections are carried out under the above Acts to ensure that the requirements
of the various Marking Orders relating to the indication of origin
of imported foodstuffs are applied Inspections were made at 147 premises and
93 stacks and displays of meat 156 of apples 67 of tomatoes, 72 of poultry,
17 of bacon and 11 of offal were examined for compliance with the Orders, Minor
infringements have been dealt with by verbal warnings A letter of caution was
sent to a butcher who applied a false trade description as to the size of eggs
The eggs were advertised by means of a show ticket describing them as large
when in fact the eggs were, in the medium and standard weight ranges.
Safe Milk
Sixty eight samples of pasteurised or sterilised milk were procured from
retailers in the district and tested to ascertain whether or not pasteurisation
or sterilisation had been correctly performed No failures have been reported
Seventy two inspections of premises in which milk is pasteurised or at which
it was sold were carried out during the year to ensure that the premises con
cerned conformed to the requirements of the Milk (Special Designation) Regula
tions, 1960.
The Labelling of Food Order, 1953
This 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 or its appropriate designation, 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 dis
closed A total of 101 premises were visited in connection with the Order. and
1, 128 articles of food were examined. Arising from these inspections in this
Borough, a firm was sent a letter of caution for failing to disclose on packets
of onion and parsley sauce mix all the information required by the Order, A
letter of warning was also sent to a manufacturer of a pepper sauce on which
the statutorily required statements were inconspicuous
Labelling and Advertising of Foodstuffs
A considerable amount of work was done in the year which, while it did
not arise from samples and inspections in the area of Brentford and Chiswick
nevertheless had the effect of protecting the residents of this county district.
The matters mentioned below were of nationally retailed articles of food, which
are widely distributed throughout the County Several manufacturers and importers
were reminded of the obligation to put on the labels of foods the name and address
of the packer or labeller Similar action was taken in respect of pickles,
canned peas and mixed vegetables which did not bear a statement of ingredients
One manufacturer of ice cream was found to be putting all the statutory declara
tions on the base of the carton He was reminded that these declarations are
required to be both conspicuous and prominent
Two advertisements for honey did not disclose that the honeys offered were
of foreign origin The Merchandise Marks Act requires this, and letters were
sent to the advertisers reminding them of their obligations to declare the
origin in advertisements Some prepacked lamb chops found to be generally on
sale were of imported origin. The declaration in such a case is required to be
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