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Of the 16 samples of ice cream examined and submitted to the Methylene Blue
Test, 4 fell into grades 3 and 4 representing 25% of the total.
All samples falling below grades 1 and 2 were repeated after calling the
attention of the manufacturers to the results and giving advice where necessary.
Follow up samples were reported as satisfactory.
Samples of milk were submitted to the Public Health Laboratory for examination
under the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations as follows
Methylene Blue Test 194 (24 were' void, the atmospheric shade temperature
being over 65°F.).
four failed to satisfy the prescribed test.
Phosphatase Tests 190. All passed the test.
Of the 4 samples of milk which failed the Methylene Blue Test two were of
of raw Tuberculin Tested Channel Islands milk bottled on the farm. The other two
failures were of milk pasteurised in the borough.
The failures have been reported to the Divisional Milk Officer and to the
pasteuriser as appropriate.
Labelling of Food
The Food Standards Committee, set up to advise the Minister of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food and other appropriate Ministers has published a comprehenssive
report on the labelling of food and this is under consideration by the
minister and interested bodies with a view to introducing the necessary
legislation.
INSPECTION OF FOOD
During the first four months of the year consignments of pigs slaughtered in a
rural district were delivered to a meat factory in the borough without having been
inspected at the place of slaughter. This was due to the inability of the Council
concenned to recruit qualified inspectorial staff during the period. Staffing
deficiencies have since been rectified.
By arrangements with the Chief Public Health Inspector of this district, the
Council's two Food Inspectors carried out inspections on delivery to the factory,
Advantage was taken to give public health inspector students additional training
in this aspect of Public Health Inspectors duties.
2,108 pigs were inspected, 115 parts of pigs were found to be diseased and
were destroyed. Total weight destroyed was 16 cwts., 3 qtrs., 25 lbs.