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500 cases. Samples are being taken weekly to check the
bacteriological quality of the product and the plant is being kept
under constant surveillance by the Food Inspectors.
To date, the product has been sampled for bacteriological
purposes on seven occasions and in each instance has been satisfactory.
Food and Drugs Act, 1955.—In accordance with the Council's
contract with the Public Analyst, 522 samples were presented for
examination, of which 116 were obtained in accordance with the
Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations. The remaining
samples, consisting of 52 formal and 354 informal were obtained
in the normal course of sampling.
Of all the samples obtained, 11 were considered by the Public
Analyst to be non-genuine and of this total, four were in respect
of imported foods not on sale to the general public. In these
instances representations were made to the importers and the
matters brought to the notice of the various Trade Commissioners.
Of the remaining non-genuine samples one was formal and
six informal, the formal sample being a "follow-up" to previously
taken unsatisfactory informal sample of Christmas Pudding which
contained an excessive number of dead mites. Legal proceedings
were instituted and the manufacturer was fined £5 with £5 5s. Od.
costs. One of the unsatisfactory samples was incorrectly labelled
and has therefore been excluded from the calculation of the adulteration
figure which at 1.5% shows a reduction of 0.4% from that
of last year.
Again milk was one of the main foods sampled and in all,
41 samples were procured, of which 7 were in respect of Channel
Island Milk. No milk sample was adversely reported upon and,
in respect of milk other than Channel Island, the average percentage
of milk fat was 3.49 and solids-not-fat 8.66 the standard being 3.00
and 8.50 respectively. However in accordance with the Milk and
Dairies (Channel Islands and South Devon Milk) Regulations, 1956,
milks in these categories must contain a minimum of 4% milk fat
and 8.50% solids-not-fat. Channel Island milks sampled in the
Borough during the year proved to have an average content of
4.28% and 9.06% respectively.
Five ice creams and one ice lolly obtained and submitted to the
Public Analyst for examination proved to be genuine and fulfilled
the requirements of the Food Standards (Ice Cream) Regulations,
1959.
Flour (Composition) Regulations, 1956.—These regulations
provide for the fortification of flour with added nutrients. Nine
samples of flour were specially tested for the added nutrients and
all were found to comply with the requirements of the regulations