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Cheese.
A carton of Italian cheese alleged to contain foreign
matter proved on examination to contain white crystals of
sodium phosphate—a harmless substance.
Bread.
Complaint was received regarding a cockroach found
embedded in a loaf of bread. A warning letter was sent to
the baker concerned.
Jam.
A complaint was made concerning a splinter of glass
found in a jar of raspberry jam. A warning letter was sent
to the manufacturers concerned.
Ham.
A sample of cooked ham forwarded for examination
was found to be in a state of early decomposition and unfit
for food.
Fish.
A tin of Norwegian sild alleged to have caused sickness
was sent for examination but no food poisoning organisms
were found.
Fruit.
Complaint was made regarding maggots in an orange.
These were identified as maggots of the Mediterranean Fruit
Fly (Ceratitis Capitata).
Ice Cream.
Contravention of Section 14 of the Food and Drugs
Act, 1938. Legal proceedings were instituted against an ice
cream vendor for storing ice cream in premises which were
not registered and which by virtue of their unsuitability
could not be registered. Defendent was fined £10.
Milk.
Licences granted by the Council under the Milk
(Special Designations) (Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations,
1949.
Supplementary:—
Tuberculin Tested, 6.
Pasteurised, 7.
Sterilized, 8.
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