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Food and Food Premises. 83
As Certifying Officer for Wandsworth under the Order, I
have issued nine of these Certificates for the export of parcels of
po„ed meats prepared w„hin the Borough during the year.
Merchandise Marks Act, 1926, Agricultural Grading
and Marking Act, 1928, and Orders made thereunder.
These Acts and Orders which are now in operation, contain
certain provisions which are enforced by the Borough Council
and have added considerably to the work of the Food Inspectors.
The following orders are now in force:—
Marking of Imported Produce.
1. Fresh Apples.
2. Raw Tomatoes.
3. Eggs in Shell (i.e., hen and duck eggs).
4. Dried Eggs.
5. Currants, Sultanas and Raisins.
6. Oat Products (i.e., oatmeal, rolled oats, oat flour
and groats.)
7. Honey.
Circular le„ers explaining the provisions of these Orders
have been sent to all traders concerned. The Food Inspectors
report that these Acts and Orders have been duly observed by
the traders, there being no deliberate evasion of the provisions.
Statement of Work done under the Food and Drugs
(Adulteration) Act, 1928.
During the year 2,000 samples of foods and drugs were subm„ted
to the Public Analyst for analysis. Of these 800 were
subm„ted as official samples, while 1,200 were purchased unofficially
as test or informal samples. 19 or 2.35 per cent, of
the official samples, and nine or .75 per cent, of the unofficial samples
were found to be adulterated or not up to standard. The total
adulterations reported were 28 or 1.40 per cent, of the samples
subm„ted.
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