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Drug. A sample of cough pastilles labelled "Wild Cherry and C" was found not to
contain ascorbic acid and it was alleged that "C" meant Vitamin "C". The manufacturer
withdrew the label and substituted one which merely stated "Wild Cherry Pastilles".
Fruit. For selling Laxton Bountiful Plums as "Victoria Plums" and for displaying Laxton
Bountiful Plums falsely described as "Victoria Plums" a retailer in Tottenham was
prosecuted and fined £2 on each of two summonses and ordered to pay £4.4.0d. towards
the costs.
A greengrocer was sent a caution for selling to the purchaser oranges described
as "seedless" which contained substantial numbers of seeds".
The Public Control Officer has also furnished the following report upon associated
work under other Acts:-
"Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887-1953. Inspections were 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
449 premises and a total of 1,821 displays were examined. Minor breaches of the
Orders were dealt with by verbal warning.
A caution was sent to a butcher who displayed for sale imported beef which bore
no indication of its origin.
For displaying imported beef labelled "Scotch" and "English" another butcher was
prosecuted and fined £5 on each of 22 summonses. He was also ordered to pay £5.5.Od.
towards the costs. A letter of caution was sent to a manufacturer who did not mark
his butter in accordance with the requirement of the appropriate Order.
A butcher who marked two joints of imported beef as "Scotch" was sent a letter of
caution.
One greengrocer who described by means of tickets citrus fruits as "Jaffa" when
in fact the fruit was of Cypriot origin was prosecuted and fined £1. Another
greengrocer was sent a letter of caution for a similar offence.
Safe Milk. From the 1st January, 1961 the County Council became the licensing authority
for the issue of licences to dealers with premises within its area and 161 licences
were issued in respect of the sale of milk to which the special designations "pasteurised",
"sterilised" and "tuberculin tested" could be applied. The period for which these
licences were granted has been extended from one year to five years. One hundred and
twenty nine samples of milk were obtained to test that heat treatment and subsequent
storage were properly carried out. All were satisfactory. Inspections were carried
out at 116 premises to ensure proper compliance with the Milk (Special Designation)
Regulations, 1960.
Labelling of Food Order, 1953. The labelling of Food 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 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 disclosed.