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REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC
ANALYST FOR 1966
The analysis of samples of food and drugs purchased formally
and informally under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955 is carried out
by the Public Analyst, D. G. Forbes, Esq., B.Sc., F.R.I.C., and
during the year 1,000 samples were submitted by the Council's
food inspectors. Sixty-three of these samples were taken with the
formalities required by the Act and 937 were taken informally.
The number of food samples was 936 and the remaining 64 were
drugs.
The samples submitted for analysis included the following
substances : —
Beer, Wines and Spirits 13
Beverages (cocoa, coffee, tea, etc.) 20
Cereal preparations 48
Cheese products 45
Confectionery 80
Cream 24
Fats (butter, margarine, etc.) 61
Fish (canned, etc.) 23
Fruit (canned and dried) 20
Ice-cream 20
Meat products (including sausages) 181
Milk 151
Milk products 13
Pickles and condiments (including spices) 125
Preserves 19
Soft drinks 52
Soups 18
Vegetables 23
Drugs 64