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Nature of Unsatisfactory Sample Remarks
Serial No. 5146
(m) Canned Chicken
Composition: Embedded in the jelly
associated with the chicken was a damaged
specimen of a house fly, Musca Domestics,
which gave a positive reaction for
phosphatase enzymes, which indicated it had
gained access after the can had been opened.
Investigated. Warning letter to importer.
Serial No. 5053
Composition: Associated with the steak
and kidney pudding was a snail (Kentish,
Monacha Cantriana) which probably derived
from the peas. It would occur in the
vicinity of pea and bean fields and even on these plants.
(m) Steak and Kidney Pudding Investigated. Source of foreign matter not confirmed.
Serial No. 5095
Composition: Nineteen crystals of
common salt, weighing 0.7g,were isolated
from the sample. Glass which was thought to be present was not found.
(m) Meat Extract Investigated. Attention of manufacturer drawn to complaint,
Serial No. 5096
(j) Smoked Haddock with butter
Composition: The small dipterous fly
embedded in the surface of the butter
pat is an Empid Ply of the genus
Platypalpus. These are small flies which are generally found out of doors on small
plants.
Investigated. Warning letter to processors,
Serial No. 5046
n) Pasteurised Milk
Composition: The internal surface of the
bottle was soiled locally by small brown specks
due to the presence of iron and mould growths.
Investigated. Warning letter to bottlers.
Serial No. 5082
(n) Pasteurised Milk
Composition: Adherent to the inner
surface of the bottle over an area of
2 by ¾ of an inch were fragments of iron and rust.
Investigated. Drawn to attention of bottlers.
Serial No. 5093
(n) Milk
Composition: The material adhering to
the inner periphery of the base of the
bottle consisted of fragments of a set
sand cement mixture.
Investigated. Warning letter to bottlers.
Serial No. 5121
(n) Pasteurised Milk
Composition: The pink and grey residues
in the milk were of the nature of distemper
or similar paint residue. They contained
appreciable amounts of chalk.
Investigated. Warning letter to bottler.
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