§ MR. MACFARLANEasked the President of the Board of Trade, What steps he proposes to take to protect the public from imposition in the matter of the new "wholesome and cheap" Cheddar and other cheese, which is composed of skimmed milk and various fats, and if he will compel the vendors of such substances to affix notices in their shops, and upon the articles, stating plainly that they are imitations, and, if possible, 20 what they are made of, and where they are made?
§ MR. DODSONSir, I have undertaken to answer this Question, and I do not know that the Government can take any steps to protect the public from imposition in the matter of the "wholesome and nutritious" Cheddar and other cheese referred to, nor does it seem necessary that they should be empowered to do so, as proceedings are open to every purchaser in regard to the sale of adulterated articles. If a shopkeeper sells as cheese an article which contains foreign ingredients, and the purchaser is prejudiced thereby, the shopkeeper can be proceeded against—for penalties—under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, and the seller can only protect himself by delivering to the purchaser, at the time of sale, a notice to the effect that the article is mixed.