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"Merchandise Marks Acts, lSST-iasS: 275 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. 1,188 separate displays of meat, apples,
tomatoes, poultry, dried fruit and bacon were examined, and in
addition a number of test purchases were made,
A trader was found to have exposed for sale in her shop
window curtain material which was falsely described by means of a
show ticket as being 48" wide, whereas it measured only 46&"i
Proceedings were taken against this trader who was fined £5. 5s. Od.
and ordered to pay £4. 4s, Od. costs
Seventy-five summonses were issued against seven retail
butchers and three butchers managers in respect of offences against
the Merchandise Marks Act, 1887„ and the Marking Orders made under
the Merchandise Marks Act, 1926 There were 6 summonses for
selling unmarked imported meat when English meat was requested; 23
summonses for falsely describing by label Argentine beef as
"English" A further 22 summonses were issued against a butchers
manager for aiding and abetting his employer in falsely labelling
Argentine meat as "English", and another 2 against another manager
for aiding and abetting his employers in not marking imported meat.
There were 22 summonses against retailers for failing to mark
imported meat and offal with a prescribed indication of origin.
One retail company against whom three such summonses were issued
in turn summonsed their manager as being the actual offender. In
this case the employers were convicted but exempt from penalty and
their manager was convicted and fined, In all the other cases
the defendants were found guilty of all the offences alleged and
the total amount of fines imposed amounted to £209, together with
a total of £22. Is. Od. costs."
"Labelling of Food Order, 1953 At 245 premises 982 articles of
prepacked food were examined to see that they bore a label which
gave a clear statement of the designation of the food and, in the
case of compound foods, the ingredients, and also the name and
address of the packer or labeller. No infringement of this Order
was detected.
"False or Misleading Descriptions" As in previous years a considerable
amount of work has been done in the detailed scrunity of
advertisements and the labels on pre-packed foods, and taking
suitable action in those cases where a label or advertisement
contains a false or misleading description of the food to which it
relates. This work is of benefit to the whole County irrespective