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35.
MILK
The average composition of the samples of milk submitted during
each month of the year was as under:-
Month
Number
Total
Solids
Milk
Fat
Non-Fatty
Solids
%
%
%
January
6
11.57
3.82
7.75
February
18
12.18
3.55
8.63
March
29
12.21
3.65
8.56
April
4
11.96
3.40
8.56
May
8
12.31
3.60
8.71
June
5
12.08
3.40
8.68
July
6
12.29
3.73
8.56
August
6
11.71
3.06
8.65
September
6
12.24
3.62
8.62
October
6
12.83
4.05
8.78
November
6
12.42
3.76
8.66
December
6
12.55
3.76
8.79
The average composition of the whole of the 106 samples of milk
received during the year and returned as genuine was as under:-
Total Milk Solids 12.20
Milk Fat 3.62
Non-Fatty Solids 8.58
COMPLAINTS OF FOREIGN BODIES IN FOOD
Foreign Body in Milk
A bottle of milk delivered to a resident by a dairy company with
a depot in the borough was referred to the department due to its unusual
appearance.
The milk was submitted to the Public Analyst who reported that it
contained pieces of coagulated milk solids contaminated with yeast,
mould and miscellaneous dirt. He also expressed the opinion that
this extraneous matter had probably been present in the bottle at the
time of bottling as a residue of dried curdled milk from a previous
bottling.
A warning letter was sent to the dairy company which had supplied
the bottle of milk.
Dirty Milk Bottle
A half pint bottle of milk supplied to a resident by a dairy
company with a depot in the borough was brought to the department. The
bottle was very dirty and contained a large quantity of black matter.
The dairy company's representative was unable to give any explanation
in respect of the presence of the substance in the bottle or its
dirty condition.
The Public Analyst reported that the foreign body consisted of
mineral and organic matter together with fragments of woody tissue.