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During the period under review, apart from the routine inspection
of Imported Food, the following items were dealt with:—
Imported Mutton.
The routine 5 per cent. examination of all imported mutton and
100 per cent. of all pieces was carried out, and the diminution noticed
in previous years of the number affected with Caseous Lymphadenitis
has been maintained.
It is interesting to note that when carcases are jointed for Retail
Butchers' Shops lesions are frequently found in the muscular tissues.
Three shipments of Imported hind-quarters of Mutton were found to
be unfit for food owing to acid fermentation.
A large consignment of Mutton had to be condemned owing to
defective machinery on the ship.
Two separate cargoes of meat were found to have been contaminated
with oil fumes during transport. On being subjected to ozonization,
the parcels were released.
Sausage Casings.
Cases of Sausage Casings were found to have been damaged by beetles
and had to be destroyed.
Sausage Casings were imported from Arabia in old petrol tins.
These were seized and taken to a Magistrate, who condemned them as
unfit for food, although the Owners represented that, after processing,
they could be made fit for human consumption. The parcel was destroyed.
Coffee.
250 cases of Coffee were found to have a cheesy flavour and were
destroyed.
Fruit.
Large quantities of Oranges from Spain and Jaffa were found on
arrival to be unsound and were destroyed.