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All food condemned as unfit for human consumption is collected by
the Council, taken to the refuse destructor in Fulham, and destroyed.
Complaints by Purchasers of Food.
During the year, eighty-three complaints were received from members
of the public alleging the unsatisfactory condition of food purchased by
them in the borough. The complaints generally related to the presence
of foreign matter in foods, and the unsatisfactory condition of meat,
fish, sausages, game, bacon, pies, butter, cheese, yoghurt, fruit,
sweets, cakes, dried milk, marmalade and chocolate liqueurs.
Of these complaints, nine cases resulted in the Health Committee
instructing the Town Clerk to institute legal proceedings and in three
other cases the Committee decided to send warning letters to the vendors
or manufacturers concerned.
The remaining seventy-one cases were dealt with informally, either
owing to the lack of sufficient evidence, or to the complaint not being
substantiated.
The Liquid Egg (Pasteurisation) Regulations, 1963.
These Regulations require the pasteurisation of liquid egg to be
used in food intended for sale for human consumption, other than egg
broken out on the food manufacturers' premises and used within twentyfour
hours. The Regulations prescribe the method of pasteurisation
and the test to be satisfied.
There are no egg pasteurisation plants in Kensington and Chelsea
and it was not found necessary during the year to take any samples of
liquid egg in accordance with these Regulations.
Adulteration of Food.
During the year, 56 formal samples were submitted for analysis by
the Public Analyst, of which 14 (25%) were either adulterated or
otherwise unsatisfactory. 1,085 informal samples were also submitted
for analysis, of which 85 (7.8%) were either adulterated or otherwise
unsatisfactory.
In three of the formal cases legal proceedings were authorised.
In two cases, warnings were given to the producers, manufacturers,or
vendors, and in the remaining nine cases no further action was taken.
The results of all unsatisfactory samples were brought to the notice
of the producers, manufacturers or vendors as appropriate.
Ice Cream.
The Food Standards (Ice Cream) Regulations, 1959, and the Labelling