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Unsound food.
The Council's Food Inspector is called upon to pass judgment of fitness on
great quantities of food. Frequently large and valuable stocks are involved.
Among special lots of food examined during the year were the following:-
Glucose 62,516 lbs. Released for refining.
(P.H.(Imported Food) Regs.).
Frozen Whole Egg 350 lbs. Condemned and destroyed.
(Wholesaler's stock)
Fudge Confectionery 7,840 lbs. Released for animal feeding.
(Wholesaler's stock)
Oranges 1,575 lbs. Condemned and destroyed.
(P.H.(Imported Food) Regs.)
Potatoes 13,440 lbs. Released for animal feeding.
(Wholesaler's stock)
Apricot Pulp 327 casks One or two casks showed evidence
(P.H.(Imported Food) Regs.) of fermentation. Whole consignment
released for jam making.
Apricot Pulp 6,552 lbs. Condemned and destroyed.
(P.H.(Imported Food) Regs.)
Pears 13,095 lbs. Condemned and destroyed.
(P.H.(Imported Food) Regs.)
Bananas 2,378 lbs. Condemned and destroyed.
(P.H. (Imported Food) Regs.)
Bananas 2,000 lbs. Condemned and destroyed.
(Stallholder's stock)
Prunes 3,696 lbs. 3,136 lbs. reconditioned.
(Wholesaler's stock) 560 lbs. destroyed.
Gelatine Confectionery 2,240 lbs. Condemned and released for animal
(Abandoned stock in wharf) feeding.
Sultanas 16,500 lbs. Condemned and released for animal
(P.H.(Imported Food) Regs.) feeding.
Sultanas 6,864 lbs. Condemned and destroyed.
(P.H.(Imported Food) Regs.)
Apples 92,000 lbs. 460 lbs. condemned and destroyed.
(P.H.(Imported Food) Regs.)
Stoned Raisins 39,600 lbs. Released for reconditioning.
(P.H. (Imported Food) Regs.)
Dried Fruit (Sultanas &
Raisins) 594,000 lbs. Released for reconditioning.
(P.H. (Imported Food) Regs.)
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