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Nature of Unsatisfactory Sample Remarks
Serial No. 5554
(m) Corned Beef
Composition: The dark coloured 'bodies' in
the corned beef were connective tissue which
had acquired a dark colour in processing.
Matter investigated, Condition brought to attention of manufacturer.
Serial No. 5381
(m) Pork Shoulder and Ham-Canned
Composition: Associated with the sample
was a ferrous metal fragment 4 mm. long
and 2 mm. wide at the base, and about 1 mm.
thick, which could have been part of a staple used for tagging carcasses.
Matter investigated. Warning letter to processor.
Serial No. 5454
(m) Pork Shoulder and Ham - Canned
Composition: The discolouration of the
meat was due to the presence of iron and/or
rust particles admixed with the meat fibres.
Legal proceedings. Manufacturer fined £25 plus £17 costs.
Serial No. 5439
(m) Bacon
Composition: The soiling of the fat was
due to iron or rust particles which could
have derived from the cutter.
Matter investigated. Warning letter to vendor.
Serial No. 5411
(s) Pork Sausages
Composition: The sample contained 250
parts per million sulphite preservative
which should have been declared.
Vendor warned. Preservative notice now displayed. Satisfactory.
Serial No. 5316
(m) Meat Pie
Composition: An half-inch tin-tack,
associated with the sample; showed residues
of meat and flour firmly adherent to its
surface, but there was no indication of the
possible site of the tack in the pie itself.
Matter investigated. Warning letter to manufacturer,
Serial No. 5469
(t) Sausage Roll
Composition: Embedded in the meat portion
of the sausage roll was a lesser house fly.
The absence of phosphatase enzymes in its
tissues, and its close association with the
roll indicated that it was baked with it.
Matter investigated. Warning letter to vendor.
Serial No. 5347
(n) Pasteurised Milk (two one-pint bottles)
Composition: Sample (a) contained three
wool fibres 5 mm. in length, end eight
small specks of plant matter less than
0.1 mm. in diameter. Sample (b) contained
a few wool fibres of similar length to
those in (a), two fragments of plant matter
less than 0.1 in diameter and three specks
of dirt.
Matter investigated. Warning letter to bottler.
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