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Food and Drugs Act, 1955
Eleven hundred and fifty-five samples were submitted for examination
to the Public Analyst, of which 107 informal samples were
obtained in accordance with the Public Health (Imported Food)
Regulations. The remaining samples, consisting of 108 formal and
940 informal were obtained in the normal course of sampling.
Of all the samples obtained, 46 were considered by the Public
Analyst to be non-genuine and of this total 9 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 37 non-genuine samples, 14 were offences in
respect of permitted ingredients not being disclosed on the labels
and these have therefore been excluded from the calculated adulteration
figure of 2.19%.
Milk was one of the main foods sampled, the total being 93
samples of which 77 were in respect of milk other than Channel
Islands. Of this latter figure, the average percentage of milk fat
was 3.71% and solids-not-fat 8.63%, 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. Sixteen Channel Islands milks
sampled in the Borough during the year proved to have an average
content of 4.48% and 8.89% respectively.