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Food and Drugs Act, 1955.—Eleven hundred and twentythree samples were submitted for examination to the Public
Analyst, of which one formal and 147 informal samples were
obtained in accordance with the Public Health (Imported Food)
Regulations. The remaining samples, consisting of 186 formal and
789 informal were obtained in the normal course of sampling.
Of all the samples obtained, 45 were considered by the Public
Analyst to be non-genuine and of this total 11 were in respect of
imported foods not on sale to the general public and, in these
instances, the importers were notified accordingly.
Of the remaining 34 non-genuine samples, 9 were offences in
respect of permitted ingredients not disclosed on the labels and
these have therefore been e×cluded from the calculated adulteration
figure of 2.56%.
Milk was one of the main foods sampled, the total being
173 samples of which 136 were in respect of milk other than
Channel Islands. Of this latter figure, the average percentage of
milk fat was 3.65% and solids-not-fat 8.65%, 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. Thirty-seven Channel
Islands milks sampled in the Borough during the year proved to
have an average content of 4.41% and 8.96% respectively.
Bread and Flour Regulations, 1963.—There is one flour mill
within the Borough. No samples were taken during the current
year.
Pharmacy and Medicines Act, 1941.—No samples were taken
during the year.
Dried Milk Regulations, 1965.—The one sample of dried
milk taken during the year proved satisfactory.
The Condensed Milk Regulations, 1959.—In addition to
minimum percentages of milk-fat and milk-solids of condensed
milk, the standards of labelling of receptacles are covered under
the provisions of these Regulations.
There were si× samples e×amined during the current year, all
of which proved satisfactory.
Other Food E×aminations.—In addition to those obtained
under the Food and Drugs Act, other specimens not procured in
the normal course of sampling were e×amined either by the Public
Analyst or at the Public Health Service Laboratory. These
e×aminations were the outcome of complaints from members of
the public or as a result of special investigations into certain foods
or as the "follow-up" to reported food poisoning cases.