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FOOD AND FOOD PREMISES
SPECIAL ANALYSIS
One sample of tinned crab paste was submitted for examination
following a question as to its fitness for sale. All cultures remained
sterile. The product was found to be fit for sale.
Three tins of luncheon meat were submitted to a bacteriological
examination following a question as to their fitness for sale. In each
case the Analyst was of the opinion that the cooking process was not
sufficient to kill organisms in the unprepared meat and other ingredients.
The product was quite unsuitable for human consumption.
A total of 1,592 tins of luncheon meat was surrendered by shopkeepers
and destroyed.
Two samples of synthetic cream and one sample of cream sandwich
were taken from a bakery in this Borough. An organism was
isolated in the sample of cream sandwich which did not conform to
any known pathogen. Faecal bacillus coli was found in one of the
samples of synthetic cream. The other sample was found to be free
of pathogenic organisms.
One sample of synthetic cream was obtained from a manufacturer
of synthetic cream in this Borough. No pathogenic organisms were
isolated from this sample.
Fourteen samples of synthetic cream were obtained from a
firm packing the cream for sale by retail. In one case the number
of organisms found was less than ten. In all 14 cases bacillus coli
was not found and no pathogenic organisms were isolated.
Eighteen samples of synthetic cream were purchased from retail
shops in this Borough. In seven cases the number of organisms
were more than 100 and in another seven cases the number was 100 or
less. But in all 18 cases bacillus coli was not found and no pathogenic
organisms were isolated.
One sample of synthetic cream powder was purchased from a
retail shop in this Borough. A number of organisms were found
but bacillus coli was not found and no pathogenic organisms were
isolated.