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Fulham 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]

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102.
Under Section I. (2) receptacles used for the conveyance
of artificial cream for sale for human consumption
or containing artificial cream when it is exposed
for sale for human consumption must he labelled in
large and legible type either on the receptacle or on the
label attached thereto.
The Act provides in Section 2 for the compulsory
registration with the Food and Drugs authority of
premises where artificial cream is manufactured, exposed,
or kept for sale for human consumption.
Compulsory registration does not apply:—
(a) To premises on which artificial cream is manufactured
solely for domestic purposes.
(b) To premises where artificial cream is manufactured
for use in the preparation of some other article
of food.
(c) To the sale, exposure, or keeping for sale of artificial
cream on any premises where it is only supplied
in properly closed and unopened receptacles in
which it was delivered to those premises.
Penalties are provided for any person contravening
the provisions of the Act.
The Merchandise Marks Act, 1926.
Up to the end of the year 1929 three Orders in
Council were made under this Act:—
The Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) No. 3
Order, 1928, dealt with honey and fresh apples. The
part of the Order relating to fresh apples came into
force at the end of 1928. and that dealing with honey on
13th January, 1929.
The Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods) No. 5
Order, 1928 which was dated 2.1st December, 1928, deals
with a variety of articles of agricultural or horticultural
produce imported into this country:—
Part I. Imported currants, sultanas, raisins. The provisions
as to these articles are the same as those prescribed in
the No. 3 Order as to imported apples with the following
modifications:—