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15
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OP POOD
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.
I. Sampling of Food and Drugs.
(a) For Chemical analysis.
Number procured formally 200
Number procured informally 1,735
Of the 200 formal samples, 168 were of milk, 4 of which were
adulterated (representing 2.38 per cent, of the number of formal
milk samples procured). 2 samples of butter, 1 of ammoniated
tincture of quinine, 2 of sal volatile, 1 of white pepper and 1
of non-brewed condiment also were adulterated.
Two samples were the subject of legal proceedings, particulars
of which are set out below.
Sample No. Subject of Nature of Offence Fines Costs
Prosecution £ s d £ s d
127 White Pepper Containing 25% 2 - - 2 2 -
Wheat Flour
128 Non-brewed Deficient 7% 2 - - 4 4 -
condiment Acetic Acid
(b) For bacteriological and other examinations.
The following shows the number and types of samples submitted
for bacteriological and other examinations:-
Bacteriological Examinations
Ice Cream and Ice Cream Mix 186
Chocolate Lolly 5
*Milk 1
Vomit 1
Finger Nail Swabs 4
*Fancy Cake 1
*Eclair 1
* Sausage 1
*Blancmange 1
*Roast Lamb 1
Faeces 5
*Lamb Chop 1
*Veal and Ham Loaf 1
Brawn 2
Stewed Steak, Canned 2
Total 213
*These articles were suspected to have caused food poisoning
but no organisms likely to cause food poisoning were isolated,