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unsatisfactory in some respect, but the Public Analyst found
little of a serious nature to criticise. Some imported
products have been unsatisfactory on account of there being
different standards and labelling requirements in the countries
of origin. It would appear in some instances that the matter
could best be dealt with at a higher level prior to import
licences being granted.
In only very few instances were "foreign bodies"
found in foods and bearing in mind the great increase in the
use of machinery in its preparation and handling, great credit
is due to the producers for developing preventive methods and
detecting the presence of alien materials. None of these
methods can be expected to be completely effective but pressure
is continually being exerted to ensure that they are as perfect
as human ingenuity can devise.
In the case of bottled milk, it would appear at the
present time that the only complete answer to the problem of
the dirty bottle is the extension of the use of the expendable
container and it is understood that development work on the
numerous problems which a change to this system would involve
are well advanced. Perhaps the greatest deterrent to such a
change is the efficiency of the present system. In Hempstead,
the number of complaints received is in the region of one for every
5,000,000 bottles of milk sold and in almost all the cases
complained of, the consumption of the milk would not have had.
any ill effects.