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Nature of Unsatisfactory Sample Remarks
Serial No. 5134
(n) Pasteurised Milk
Composition: This sample was submitted
with a complaint that there was no cream
line. The fat content was however normal
(3.5 per cent) and the absence of a cream
line could be ascribed to homogenisation.
The bottle should however have been so
marked.
Investigated. Attention of bottler drawn to matter.
Serial No. 5048
(n) Channel Islands Milk
Composition: The internal surface of the
bottle was soiled locally by feathery
growths of mould and/or algae. These
varied in colour from green and pink to
brown and it was noticed some were free in
the milk.
Investigated. Warning letter to bottler.
Serial No. 5068
(h) Single Cream
Composition: The foreign particles, mainly
on the underside of the lid, had probably
derived from the filling machine.
Investigated. Drawn to attention of bottler.
Serial No. 5089
(h) Double Cream
Composition: Methylene Blue Test
"Unsatisfactory".
Repeat samples. Satisfactory.
Serial No. 5055
(c) Butter
Composition: Affected by small mould
growths ( 2 by 1 mm.) limited mainly to
the area of the edge of the wrapping paper.
Investigated. Warning letter to vendor.
Serial No. 5085
(e) Soft Cheese, Medium Pat
Composition: The fat figure was 8.2 and
the solids 26.3 per cent. This is a low
fat soft cheese. For Medium Pat Soft Cheese
fat should be between 10 and 20 and solids
30 or more.
Trial sample - not offered for sale. Local manufacturer
advised of result, amending proportions accordingly.
Serial No. 5145
(l) Canned Pruit
Composition: The wood louse associated
with the canned fruit gave a positive
phosphatase reaction, indicating it was
not processed with the fruit.
Pacts of complaint not verified.
Serial No. 5178
(l) Raspberries in Syrup
Composition: The insect found in the
fruit was a Shield Bug (Palomina prasina)
and is known to be a pest of shrubs in
most European countries. The absence of
phosphatase enzymes indicated that it had
been heated.
Warning letter to importer. Embassy of exporting country notified.
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