Mr. EDMUND HARVEYasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he had recently received any information from the medical officer of health of Islington with reference to the recent complaint as to caramel wrapping carried on under insanitary conditions; whether he is now satisfied that the sweets in question were of a class commonly spoken of as caramels; and whether he proposes to take any further action in the matter?
§ Mr. McKENNAI have received a report from the medical officer of health for the borough of Islington, from which it appears that there is a divergence among manufacturers in the use of the word "caramel," and that some makers describe as caramels the kinds of sweets in question in the present case. The point, however, does not affect the action the Home Office is taking in the matter, as the draft orders under Sections 107 and 116 of the Factory Act are being framed to apply to the manufacture of sweetmeats generally.