FOOD GENERALLY
Adulteration
The number of samples taken during the year under the Food and Drugs Act was
1,050. After examination the public analyst reported that 51 samples were adulterated
below standard or insufficiently described by label. This accounts for 4.9 per cent, of
all samples submitted.
Table: Table 64Samples Analysed
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Table 64
Samples Analysed
Articles Examined Adulterated Formal Informal Formal Informal Foodstuffs _ 754 1 43 Milk and cream 4 90 — — Other drinks 2 88 — 3 Drugs and medicines — 56 — 1 Miscellaneous — 56 — 3 TOTALS 6 1,044 1 50
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Table: Table 65Non-genuine Samples
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Table 65
Non-genuine Samples
Formal Adulteration Article or informal or irregularity Action taken Brie cheese Informal Incorrect labelling Label altered Sugar confection Informal Contained non-permit Consignment ted colouring matter re-exported Sugar confection (menthe) Informal 1) „ Sugar confection Informal 99 99 Mackerel fillets, canned Informal Contained excessive No action—no tin other stock Plain flour Informal Contained excessive Manufacturers chalk and insufficient notified Evaporated peaches Informal iron Incorrect labelling Imported—importer pnntQptpnPure apple juice Informal Incorrect labelling CUllldClCU Imported—importer contacted Pheasant Pate with Brandy Informal Contained no appreci No action—no able amount of alcohol other stock Chicken truffle Pate Informal Contained green mould Stock exhausted Pork Pate with Port wine canned Informal Contained excessive Manufacturer tin notified Pate de faie, canned Informal Contained insufficient fy Preserved pork sausages Informal Further samples meat satisfactory Preserved beef sausages Informal 99 99 Pork sausage Informal Contained sulphur Label altered dioxide Tomato paste, canned Informal Contained excessive Stock withdrawn Tomato paste, canned Informal tin 99 99 Creamed potatoes Informal Contained no cream Manufacturers or milk notified Creamed potatoes Formal 99 99 Creamed potatoes Informal 99 Inadequately labelled 99 Egg yellow Informal Label altered Rum Baba Informal Consisted of a rum Manufacturer flavoured Baba, contain notified ing no rum Green rock Informal Contained non-permit Stock withdrawn ted colouring matter and destroyed
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