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Monthly returns of the samples taken, and of the results of the
examinations, are sent to the Milk Division of the Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and they are at once notified of
any adverse report.
Ice-Cream.
Thirty-three samples of ice-cream were taken during the year, each
sample being submitted to the methylene blue test.

Where samples of ice-cream made at premises in the Borough
receive unsatisfactory reports, the premises, plant, and methods of
operation are examined, and, where possible, improvements are
suggested.
Foreign Matter in Food.
There were eight instances of foreign matter in food dealt with
during the year. The following six cases were, on the instruction of
the Health Committee, dealt with by cautionary letters:—
Piece of rope in a loaf of bread.
Cigarette stub in a loaf of bread.
Ball-point pen cap in a loaf of bread.
Machinery grease and dirt particles in a bottle of milk.
Spaghetti infested with grain weevil.
Chocolate containing a maggot.
a In two cases legal proceedings were taken, the first being against
a wholesale dairy firm for failing to ensure that a milk bottle was in a
thorough state of cleanliness before use contrary to Regulation 27 (1) of
the milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959. The firm pleaded
"Not Guilty", but were fined £10 and ordered to pay £10 costs. The
same firm were concerned in the case mentioned above of machinery
grease and dirt particles in a bottle of milk which had been dealt with
earlier in the year by a cautionary letter.
Legal proceedings were also taken against a firm of bakers for
unlawfully selling a bread roll containing dust. The defendants pleaded
"Guilty" and were fined £20 and ordered to pay £5 5s. 0d. costs.