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ADULTERATED SAMPLES.
Of the 175 formal samples submitted to the Public Analyst for
examination, only 1 (0o57%) was adulterated,, 225 informal samples wer
also dealt with and of these, 12 (5o33/0 were reported as adulterated,,
In all instances vendors or wholesalers were communicated withQ In so
cases balances of stocks were surrendered and/or destroyed? where
breaches of labelling orders had occurred, manufacturers agreed to make
necessary amendments to their packings,,
SURRENDER OF UNSOUND FOOD,,
During the year 1950, approximately 9,721 pounds.of unsound or
diseased food was surrendered to and destroyed by the Council's Food
Inspectors,, The foodstuffs mainly contributing to the above aggregate
were as follows? -
lbs0
CerealS 307
Fish, fresh 1,096
Fish, tinned. 415
Fruits, dried 194
Fruits, tinned 1,666
Fruit juices 326
Meat, fresh 713
Meat, tinned 2,111
Milk, tinned 371
Pickles, Sauces, etc 343
Preserves - Jams, Marmalades, etc0 245
SOUpS 201
Vegetables 881