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3. Bread— Contained small greyish-black mass which
consisted of a discoloured mixture of gelatinised
starch and wheat bran.
4. Curry Powder— Contained 2.8 per cent, of iron oxide which had
originated from the rust inside container.
5. Christmas Cake— Owing to the type of albumin which was used
in the preparation of the "royal" icing, this
cake had an unusual smell.
6. Mint Sauce— Contained 10.2 per cent. of acetic acid which,
although not sufficient to be harmful, was of
such strength as to be objectionable to some
palates. |
7. Mint Sauce— Check sample taken formally showed similar
results.
8. Peanuts— Contained considerable quantity of rodent
excreta.
In these instances appropriate action was taken which included the
withdrawal from sale by the Manufacturers of all the mint sauce in the
affected consignment (Items 6 and 7) and in the case of the peanuts the
offending company was fined £2 with £2 costs (Item 8).
The following schedule shows the type of food samples submitted
for examination during the year.
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1938
Samples
Analysed
Apricot Preserve 1
Aspirin 1
Baking Powder 3
Beans in Tomato Sauce 1
Beef, pressed 1
Beer 13
Black Pudding 1
Balsam of Aniseed 1
Bismuth Dyspepsia Lozenges 1
Blackcurrant pastilles 1
Bread 2
Butter 14
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