A feature of the year was the innovation of the inspection and cer~ lineation for export of foodstuffs and bysproduels of animal origin, note ably: lard and sausage casings. This Inspection service was rst susiested 1035. when certain exporters cnquired ax to the possibilities of the Shanahat Municipal Council. issuing cerlifieates covering exports from Shanghai of food of animal origin acceptable to European and American On February 1. 1927, the official cerlifeates of the Shanghai Municipal Council. were recognized for lard exports to England. On April 1999, this was extended to include imicat and meat products.
in November. 1037, due to the hostilities, the Bureau of Testing of Commercial Commodities of the Ministry of Thdustries " sus operations, with the natural result that full "supervision and certifieation of foods processed in the Settlement for export, came under this new licence, known as "Other Foodstuffs Licence No, 5." was promulgated on May 1, 1938, to apply {o all premises utilized for the fol-Towing:—lard. rendering, ham-curing, easing, manufacture, sausage making and egg packing On October 17, 1998, an amendment to Condition 28 of the above licence was put into effect, stipulating that ho foodstuffs or by-products of animal origin could be removed from any packing premises without a cert Reate from. the Public Health Depariment, Since that time this Branch Seveloped rapidly, necessitating, the full-time employment of an additional Inspector for sampling lard, and dally supervision of packing establishments.
The number of premises licensed is 18 and the number of unlicensed premises on record is 35, of which many have applications for licences-pending, It is estimated that the number of of the Depart neighbourhood night be added that tard present exported is not rated as first Quality abroad, owing to the primitive: Chinese methods of manufacture. which have remained practically unchanged for centuries." With the in-Vrodvietion of modern met hole of rendering. there appears (o be riv
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