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UNSOUND FOOD
This is dealt with in Section 9 of the Food & Drugs
Act, 1938, which makes it an offence to sell, offer or
expose for sale or possess for the purpose of sale any food
intended for, but unfit for, human consumption. It is the
practice of shopkeepers who have in their possession any
unsound food to notify the District Food Inspector, and If
he is of the opinion that the article is unsound, surrender
it to him to be dealt with under this Section.
During 1949, one-thousand three-hundred and twentyeight
Certificates of Condemnation were issued by the Food
Inspectors relating to the undermentioned unsound articles
of food:-
Meat
13,567 lbs
Fish
406 stone
Tinned Goods
12,804 tins
Potatoes
17 cwt
Poultry & Game
3,884 lbs
Other Food
10,121 lbs
COMPLAINTS
During 1949, twenty-seven complaints were received
from members of the public regarding foreign matter in
articles of food. These included cigarette ends in cakes,
string in bread, nail in chocolate cake, and dirty milk
bottles.
Every complaint is Investigated and reported to
the Public Health Committee. In twenty-four cases, the
complaint was brought to the notice of the persons responsible
by letter, whilst in three instances legal proceedings were
instituted with the following results:-
No.
Offence
Fine
Costs
1.
Cigarette end in Loaf
£15
£5.
5s.
0d.
2.
String in Loaf
£10
£8.
8s.
0d.
3.
Cigarette end in Doughnut
£1
£1.
1s.
0d.