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The situation at present is serious in view of the numbers of unsuitable vehicles and
personnel. Since 1968 the problem has been steadily escalating. With the "tourist explosion" in
the City projected to a record number next year then the problem, unless it is stopped now, will
continue to grow. Recurrent press and T.V. criticism is an annual fact, as is also individual
criticism from tourist organisations.
No effective and acceptable answer has yet been found but it is obvious that if proper
control is to be exercised it must be reinforced by better regulations or a more enlightened
approach to existing legislation. Without it adequate control cannot be guaranteed to the people
who are most at risk and who have a right to speedy and full protection—that is, the members
of the public.
FOOD COMPLAINTS
During the year under review there was an increase in the number of complaints concerning
food sold in an unsound condition or food containing extraneous material. Legal proceedings
were instituted in 8 cases and fines and costs were imposed totalling £344.
The complaints investigated related to the following:-
1. Severe mould growths, staleness and unsoundness which affected the following articles
Egg and Tomato Sandwich-Mouldy
Sausage Roll - Unfit; sausage filling had lost moisture
Cornish Pasty - Stale, due to sale three weeks beyond "death date" .
Dates - Unsound condition and alleged food poisoning
Sausage - Unsound condition
Pork Pie - Mouldy
Pork Pie - Unsound
Pork Pie - Unsound
Mortadella Pizza - Mouldy
Pizza Pie - Mouldy
Tinned Salmon - Unsound
Steak and Kidney Pie - Unsound
Prawn and Lettuce Roll - Unsound
Cake — Mouldy
Beef Sandwich - Unsound
Ham Roll - Unsound
Pork Pie — Unsound
Pork Pie - Unsound
Smoked Salmon — Stale
Smoked Salmon — Stale
Meat Loaf - Unsound
Buttered Scones - Unsound
Orange Pudding - Mouldy
Bread — Unsound
Cheese Roll - Unhygienic Condition
Cheese Sandwich — Unsound
Fresh Cream Mandarin Dessert - Mouldy
Fresh Cream Mandarin Dessert - Mouldy
2. Extraneous objects discovered in food:-
Salmon Sandwich - Contained fragments of glass
Banbury Cakes - Contained filter tip of smoked cigarette
Bun — Contained nail
Bread — Contained fragment of wood
Pork Sausage — Contained piece of glass
Honey - Contained cigarette end
Roll - Contained nail
Pizza Pie - Contained cigarette
Pint of Milk — Contained "conker"
Cheese Roll — Contained stud
Seed Loaf — Contained nail
3. Adulteration:-
Vodka and Lime - Contained added water
Whisky - Contained added water
White Wine - Contained added water
Ice Cream - Adulterated
Milk - Contained added water
Milk - Contained added water
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