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THE PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1925
Date
To
The Medical Officer of Health,
Port of London,
5, Church Passage, Guildhall, E.C. 2.
I, the undersigned, being the purchaser of
lying at
ex
do hereby declare that in consideration of the said goods being released to me
no portion of them shall be used for human food in any form, and that THE
WHOLE OF THE SAID GOODS SHALL BE REMOVED TO MY PREMISES AT
(give full postal address.)
and there used for the purpose of
I also guarantee that no portion of the said goods shall be disposed
of to any person for any purpose whatsoever.
(Signed)
(Address)
NOTE:—Departure in any way from the strict fulfilment of this guarantee renders the signatory
liable to a penalty not exceeding £100, and, in the case of a continuing offence to a further
penalty not exceeding £50 for every day during which the offence continues.
TALLOW.
A consignment of ten cases of tallow was found to have one leading mark,
three descriptions and two grades :
Casks 1-5 contained inedible tallow.
„ 6 edible. These were edible on
,, 7-10 first grade. appearance.
It has been noticed in other cases that tallow varies in the same mark and
varies in the same cask; even where a sample is drawn and the contents of the
cask passed as sound, a great deal has to be taken on trust. The centre of a cask
of tallow may be very rancid though externally sound.
I had to bring to the notice of your Worshipful Committee two instances of
recent food seizure illustrative of more or less subtle points in the feeding of the
nation.
198 cases (each containing 10 by 11-lb. tins), weight 194 cwts. 1 qr. 24 lbs..
of orange pulp from Spain. The 1980 11-lb. tins of this consignment show—
(a) Externally:—
(1) That many tins have been punctured and re-sealed.
(2) That the lids of most of the tins have been cut out and re-
soldered on by their margins.
(3) That the lateral weld has been re-soldered.
(4) That most of the tins have been brushed, and are smeared
with oil.
(b) Internally:—
(5) That the tin had been dissolved from the casing by physico-
chemical action.
(6) That the contents in contact with the casing are discoloured
by tin compounds