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The 2,661 tons condemned, for human consumption were disposed of as follows
Cattle Feeding - wasting Bananas - 399 tons - from 37 Shipments, an approximate
average of 24 tons per Shipment} wasting cocoanuts - 86 tons and 31 tons of
Flour, Oatmeal, Wheat and Wheat sweepings (Ship's stores) out of condition
and released for the manufacture of dog foods.
Refining - 2,206 Bags Sugar Sweepings - contaminated with extraneous matter, 245
Tons and 2,560 Bags Sugar, fire and water damage , 384 tons.
Buried - Wasting and decomposed fruit, 36 tons; wasting and decomposed vegetables,
380 tons; 107 Casks decomposed sweet pickles, 27 tons; 976 Jars Preserved
Fruit, broken bottles, 2 Tons; 270 Cartons tinned mussels, blown tins, 3gtons;
165 Cases Tomato Juice and Puree, burst, blown and leaky, tons
and 4,155 burst and blown tins of Butterbeans, 2 tons.
Burnt - 263 cases loose collected citrus syrup, mixed with extraneous matter,
57 tons; 1,000 bags decomposing onions, 25 tons; 167 tins mincemeat, burst,
4 tons; a quantity of loose collected decomposing cocoanuts, 4 Tons; 30
cases decomposing pears e tons and 35 cases rancid biscuits 1 Ton.
Other Districts - 166 Tons of rejected sip's stores released under the supervision
of the local Medical Officer of Health.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS 1937 and 1948.
Circular MF3/50 from the Ministry of Food, dated 23rd February, 1950, directs
attention to a notice inserted in the "London Gazette" on the 21st February, 1950,
in respect of an Official Certificate issued by the Republic of France for the
purposes of the above-mentioned Regulations.
The notice reads as follows s-
"The Minister of Food gives notice, in pursuance of the above-named Regulations
that he hereby recognises the Official Certificate of which particulars are
given in the Schedule hereto as showing (a) that the meat to -which it relates
was derived from animals inspected ante and post mortem and passed in
accordance with criteria satisfactory to the Minister; and (b) that all
necessary precautions for the prevention of danger to public health were taken
in the dressing and preparing and packing of the meat.
The Certificate being in the form of a stamp, the recognition will apply
only if the stamp is clearly impressed on the meat and if the stamp has not
in any other circumstances or on any other occasion been used as an Offical
Certificate.
The Certificate is in relation to pork and beef carcases only and is
completed by the insertion of the number of the Establishment.
The stamp may be used as an alternative to the label reproduced in Part I
of the Schedule to the Notice published in the "London Gazette" of the 29th
March, 1938'!.
PUBLIC HEALTH (IMPORTED FOOD) REGULATIONS, 1937 and 1948.
OFFICIAL CERTIFICATE
Circular MF6/50 dated 5th April 1950 from the Ministry of Food calls attention
to the publication in the London Gazette of 4th April, 1950 of a Notice containing
in the Schedule thereto the description of a stamp issued by the Government of
Malta, which has been recognised as an Official Certificate for the purpose of the
Public Health (imported Food) Regulations, 1937 and 1948.
The Notice reads as follows
"The Minister of Food gives notice, in pursuance of the above-named Regulations
that he hereby recognises the Official Certificate, of which particulars are
given in the Schedule thereto, as showing (a) that the meat from which the
meat product to which the certificate relates was prepared, was derived fro.
animals inspected ante and post mortem and passed in accordance with criteria
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