Report on the work of inspectors of foods for the year 1912-13 / being a report by A.W.J. MacFadden.

  • MacFadden, Arthur William James, 1869-
Date:
1914
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Credit: Report on the work of inspectors of foods for the year 1912-13 / being a report by A.W.J. MacFadden. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Provided that before the Local Authority institute proceeding against any person for a contravention of any of the Regulations in this Part of this Order the Local Authority shall afford him an opportunity of furnishing an explanation in writing or otherwise as they may appoint, and shall duly consider any such explanation and all the circumstances of the case. Samples. Article VII.—Any of the officers named in Section 13 of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875, may under the direction of the Local Authority appointing him procure for examination, in accord- ance with the provisions of Section 14 of that Act (as amended by subsequent legislation), so far as the same may be applicable, samples of milk or cream or preserved cream, or of any article resembling milk or cream, or of any substance which appears to be intended for addition to milk or cream; and the owner or occupier of any premises on which there is deposited milk or cream or preserved cream intended for sale, or for preparation for sale, for human con- sumption, or the person having the custody thereof, shall afford to the officer or to any officer of the Local Government Board all reasonable facilities for entering the said premises for the purpose of taking samples or making inquiries or for any other purpose of the Regulations in this Part of this Order. PART III. Restrictions on importation. ARTICLE VIII.—No person shall import into England or Wales :— (а) any foreign milk to which any preservative substance has been added ; (б) any foreign cream to which any thickening substance has been added ; {cj any foreign cream containing less than 35 per cent by weight of milk fat to which any preservative substance has been added; (d) any foreign cream containing 35 per cent, or more by weight of milk fat to which has been added any preservative substance other than— (i) boric acid, borax or a mixture of those preservativ substances ; or (ii) hydrogen peroxide ; (d) any foreign preserved cream which is not contained in a vessel o]- receptacle duly labelled in the manner prescribed in the Schedule to these Regulations. Powers and duties of Officers of Customs and Excise. Article IX.—(1) The Officers of Customs and Excise shall en- force and execute the Regulations in this Part of this Order and for this purpose shall, in accordance with directions given by the Treasury after consultation with Us, take samples of consignments of imported milk or cream or articles resembling milk or cream. (2) When any Officer of Customs and Excise takes a sample in pursuance of subdivision (1) of this Article he shall divide it into not less than three parts, and send one part to the importer and one part to the Principal Chemist of the Government Laboratories and retain one part for future comparison.