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Mouldy sausages £20 fine £5 costs
Wood Bristle in Steak and Kidney Pie £15 fine £7 costs
Iron rust in loaf of Bread £10 fine £5 costs
Mouldy sausage rolls £10 fine £2 costs
Mosquito in iced bun £25 fine £5 costs
Human hairs in jam doughnut £20 fine £7 costs
Matchstick in bottle of beer £10 fine £5 costs
Mouldy orange drink £8 fine £5 costs
Piece of glass in loaf of bread £10 fine £10 costs
Maggot in beef filling of French bread £25 fine £10 costs
Stale cabbage Dismissed
Mould on yoghurt £15 fine £10 costs
1%" piece of grey plastic in loaf £15 fine £10 costs
Piece of chewing gum in milk £20 fine £2 costs
Mouse droppings in potato crisps £10 fine £8 costs
Mould in bottle of milk £20 fine £10 costs
In some cases it was not possible to take legal proceedings following a food complaint and during the
year these included an acetone smell in a can of coca cola due to a fault in the manufacture of the can,
glass on a bottle of vinegar, a large stone in a bag of potatoes, various insects in differing foods.ablackcurrant
health drink which had become discoloured due to over exposure to light and a piece of metal in a packet of
crisps.
Complaints were also received about alleged unhygienic practices and special attention was given to
one particular aspect during 1971. Complaint was received that early morning deliveries of food stuffs to
shops were not being properly protected from contamination in that products like bread were being left on
open forecourts of shops adjacent to footways. Early morning visits were carried out and the offending
companies were notified. Subsequent visits revealed a considerable improvement.
SAMPLING
Bacteriological checks are made on the cleanliness of the food to establish if it is either free from or
infected with pathogens and chemical examination is made with a view to establishing that the contents of
the food are as the purchaser considers them to be at the time of buying. This analysis therefore compares
the constituents found in foods with those known to be in similar food types, the description of the food
on a container and the advertisement that may accompany it to ensure that the purchaser is getting exactly
what he or she wants.
(a) Bacteriological
1. Ice-cream
9 samples of ice-cream were sent for bacteriological examination and all fell within either
grade 1 or 2 and were therefore regarded as satisfactory.
2. Imported Egg Pasta
During the year, under the provisions of the Imported Food Regulations 1968, a large pasta
importing company, who now use containers for their shipments from Israel, had the inspection of
such products transferred to this authority. Routine samples were taken of products containing
egg for the possible isolation of salmonella. In all cases, however, salmonella was absent from
the specimens after incubation.
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