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Description

A file of documents relating to the City of Edinburgh Food Control Committee. Subjects covered in the file include the administration of the committee, including the appointment of staff; the prices of commodity foods; the registration and licensing of catering and retail establishments, including shops, Civil Defence Service establishments, canteens, markets, restaurants, fish fryers, hotels, and British Restaurants; and changes to the licensing status of establishments, including transfers, renewals, revocations, extensions, and new applications. Other subjects discussed include the provision of sugar for the preservation of surplus home-grown fruit through jam-making; applications by consumers to change retailers; emergency food provision; the admission of the press into committee meetings; the sale of rationed foods "points-free"; the provision of licenses to enemy aliens and ex-servicemen; and the provision and distribution of commodity foods, including milk, confectionary, horsemeat, dried produce, and soft fruit.

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