[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough].

  • Greenwich (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1935]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    58 Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich. MARKING OF IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS. NOTICE TO SHOPKEEPERS AND OTHERS. The attention of greengrocers, grocers, poulterers, dealers and others concerned is called to the Orders in Council made under the Merchandise Marks Act, 1926, relating to the marking of the following 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. 8. Frozen or Chilled Salmon or Sea Trout. 9. Butter. 10. Dead Poultry (i.e., ducks, fowls (excluding guinea fowl), geese or turkeys, whether dressed or undressed). 11. Bacon and Ham. The Orders apply to these goods on sale and exposure for sale whole sale, as well as by retail, and generally on importation also ; but this notice refers to sale and exposure for sale by retail only, and in particular to the goods numbered 1 to 10 inclusive as above. For the requirements as to marking imported Bacon and Ham (with or without rind) all persons concerned are referred to a separate Notice which may be obtained on application to the address indicated at the foot of page 55. Indication of Origin. These Orders require the above goods to be marked, if imported from foreign countries, with the word Foreign ; or, if imported from His Majesty's Dominions, with the word Empire. In either case, however, the goods may, at the option of the seller, be marked with a definite indication of the country in which they were made or produced (e.g., Danish, Produce of Canada, etc.), instead of with the words Foreign or Empire. Show Tickets. On exposure for sale by retail the following goods are required to be marked with a show ticket, clearly visible to intending purchasers, bearing the indication of origin in letters not less than half an inch in height: — Fresh apples. Raw tomatoes. Currants, sultanas and raisins (not pre-packed). Oat products (not pre-packed). Butter in bulk.