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Food and Food Premises.
89
Unsound Food.
At the request of the owners the following foodstuffs were
destroyed and the usual certificates granted, viz.:— 6 stone of
Dogfish; 2½ stone of Skate Wings; 10 boxes and 77 lbs. of
Pears; 10 boxes of Apples and 15 lbs. of Lambs' Livers.
Certification of Meat Food Products.
All meat food products prepared for export to Canada,
Australia and several other countries must be accompanied by a
certificate stating that the food has been prepared in a cleanly
condition and on sanitary premises, and from meat which has
been duly inspected by a Veterinary Surgeon.
As Certifying Officer for Wandsworth under the Order, I
have issued seven of these Certificates for the export of parcels
of potted meats prepared within 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.
8. 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.
Statement of Work Done under the Food and Drugs,
(Adulteration) Act, 1928.
During the year 2,000 samples of foods and drugs were
submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis. Of these 850 were