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Condemned food received from traders was removed to the Council's refuse disposal
depot at Ashburton Grove to await conveyance, under supervision, to the refuse tip.
Condemned meat from the slaughterhouse was used for animal feeding or industrial
purposes. Other meat and offal etc. from the Smithfield Market area was collected
under contract for manufacture for technical purposes.
Some difficulty was met in connection with cans of foodstuffs damaged through
careless handling during transport; whenever doubt was raised regarding their fitness
for human consumption arrangements were made for their disposal. Traders were not
encouraged to sell any canned foods not in a satisfactory and suitable condition on
visual inspection. The marking down of unlabelled cans of food was also discouraged;
apart from the fact that it is an offence under the labelling of food legislation, the
risk of being unable to identify the contents presents a hazard.
Sampling
695 samples (2 formal and 693 informal) were sent to the Public Analyst for
examination. 38 of these samples, or 5% were subject to adverse reports as shown in
the summary below. A number of these were not routine samples but samples arising from
a complaint.
Formal
Cooking Butter 1
Shredded Suet 1
Informal
Bread and rolls 10 Ground wheat 1
Canned mangoe slices 1 Meat patty 1
Confectionery 3 Milk 1
Chocolate covered dates 1 Milk bottle 1
Cakes and tarts 6 Ravioli 1
Cooking butter 1 Risotto 1
Dairy topping 1 Sauce Bolognese 1
Cooked beef 1 Shredded suet 1
Corned beef 1 Yoghurt 1
Pried fish 2
31 samples were sent for bacteriological examination, mostly food for export.
These were in addition to milk and ice cream samples.
Meat Inspection Regulations 1963/1966
Meat Inspection