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Sausages. A sample of pork sausages contained undeclared
preservative and an official caution was issued.
Soup. "Cream of Tomato Soup" was found to be deficient in
fat. Proceedings were authorised. The Magistrates granted an
absolute discharge on payment of £5.5.0d. costs.
Sweets. This sample, described as "Rum and Sutter Whipped
Cream Bon-Bons" contained no whipped cream and no rum. A letter
of caution was sent to the manufacturers.
Victoria Plums. These proved to be Giant Prunes and a
letter of caution was sent to the retailers.
Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887-1926. 276 inspections of shops
were undertaken to ensure that the Marking Orders relating to
certain imported foodstuffs made under the Merchandise Marks Act,
1926 were complied with. 836 separate displays of meat, apples,
tomatoes, poultry, dried fruit and butter were examined. Verbal
cautions were given in respect of minor infringements not being
found so serious as to warrant more stringent action. In two
more serious cases proceedings were authorised: one, a firm of
fishmongers falsely described dab fillets as "plaice fillets"
They were fined £2.2.0d. and ordered to pay £l.l.0d. costs. The
other case was of a firm of butchers exposing for sale Argentine
beef not marked with the country of origin. They were fined
£3.0.0d. and ordered to pay £2.2.0d. costs.
Food Standards (General Provisions) Order, 1944. Imported
tins of "Thick Cream" failed to comply, with the provisions of this
Order in that the contents were deficient in fat, The importers
were prosecuted and fined £10.0.0d. and ordered to pay £2.2.0d.
costs.
The Labelling of Food Order, 1953. This Order requires that
in general pre-packed foods shall bear on the label a clear statement
of the designation of the food and, in the case of compound
foods, the ingredients. It also requires that the name and
address of the packer or labeller appears. At 245 premises 1,063
articles of pre-packed food were examined. No substantial
infringements were discovered of sufficient seriousness to warrent
the authorisation of proceedings, but in respect of infringements
found see paragraph "False or Misleading Descriptions" below.
False or Misleading Descriptions. In addition to the foregoing
activities which arise specifically from inspections in
Tottenham a considerable amount of work has been done for the