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INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOOD
This part of the report deals with the work carried out by
the Food Inspectors under The Food and Drugs Act, 1938, The
Public Health (Meat) Regulations, 1924, The Milk (Special
Designation) Regulations. 1949 and 1950, and The Ice cream (Heat
Treatment, etc.) Regulations, 1947.
1. Sampling of Food and Drugs.
(a) For Chemical analysis.
Number procured formally 200
Number procured informally 1,800
Of the 200 formal samples, 181 were of milk, none of which
shewed adulteration. Of the remaining, two samples of pork
sausage were found to be deficient in meat.
(b) For bacteriological and other examinations.
The following shows the number and types of samples submitted
for bacteriological and other examinations:-
Bacteriological Examinations
Canned chicken 1
Ice Cream and Ice Cream Mix 100
*Meat Pie 3
*Rock confectionery 1
Swab used in Ice Cream manufacture 1
Finger nail swabs 14
Rinsing solution 1
Swab from conveyor belt 1
*Meat 1
*Meat fat 1
*Meat gravy 1
Luncheon meat 1
Fish paste 1
Canned ham 2
Total 129
*These articles were suspected to have caused food polsoninl
but no organisms likely to cause food poisoning were isolated
Type of Test
Milk
No. failing
to pass test
Samples
No. procured
No. passing
test
Methylene Blue
82
79
3
Phosphatase
74
74
nil