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SPECIAL ENQURIES
(a) Bacteriological investigation into complaints.
Forty-three samples were taken of the following foodstuffs:—
Apples Ham
Baking Powder Icing Sugar
Blackberries Jelly
Blanc Mange Luncheon Loaf
Bone & Vegetable Broth. Luncheon Meat
Cake Meat Pie
Chocolate Milk
Coconut Ice Pork
Currants Raspberries
Duck Salmon Spread
Flour Sherry
Galantine Sweetened Fat
Gelatine Tomato Paste
Ground Rice Whacon
of these 13 were inferior or unsatisfactory, 23 were genuine or satisfactory,
7 were adulterated.
(b) Bacteriological investigations inade on routine inspections.
Fifteen samples were taken of the following foodstuffs:—
Ham Dripping
Pigs Foot Flour
Beef Sausages Meat
Water Sherry
Bread Vitacream
of these 13 were genuine, two gave some evidence of bacteriological
contamination.
UNSOUND FOOD.
The amount of unsound food condemned during the year again
showed an increase.
One thousand seven hundred and thirteen Food Condemnation
certificates were issued, affecting in quantity 21 tons 2 cwt. 2 qtrs. 9 lbs.
of varied articles of food, which was utilised either for manufacturing
purposes, animal food, or where this was impracticable, destroyed.