British Mussels Seal

British Mussels Seal, Information Found by Paul Cannon.

No example of this seal has yet been located.

From Paul Cannon, "BRITISH MUSSELS SEAL
The following is from the Lancashire Evening Post, 21 December 1929. “How Mussels are Made Safe: Cleansing Process Explained. The way by which mussels that have become polluted and cleansed and thus made fit for human consumption is thus described in ‘Armchair Science’. [the article describes in detail this process at the end of which is the following]…….. after an hour or two in this chlorinated water during which the mussels keep their shells tightly closed, they are taken out, and placed in sterilised bags. These are sealed by means of a LEAD SEAL bearing the ministry’s device, and are despatched to market …….”. See The British Newspaper Archive. What was the device/mark of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries was in the 1920s?"

The Logo shown below is currently used by MAFF. It is not known if it was the same in the 1920's.