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of one complaint. The firm in question employed the use of a
metal detection machine and could only assume that a temporary
failure of the device was the cause
Alleged foreign matter contained in a sliced white loaf was
identified as coarse stringy fluff from a flour bag and was
stated to have been introduced into the loaf by the slicing
machine.
Greyish streaks in another loaf were ascertained to be caused
by fragments of discoloured flour paste incorporated in the
crumb; a harmless effect.
Dark coloured material in a breakfast cereal was reported as
being crushed wheat from the machinery.
In all the above complaints it was deemed not necessary to
take any further action, but a serious view was taken and warnings
issued in respect of the following:-
Mould growth in a small sliced loaf was due to an unusually
long delay between baking and delivery,
A sausage roll containing mould had been retained too long
by the retailer. New stocks, it appeared, had been sold before
the existing stock had been cleared, resulting in a disturbance
of the normal rotation,, A pork pie from a different establishment
had become mouldy for the same reason.
A plastic fruit juice container had lost its contents and
contained only mould. This was due to sulphur dioxide loss
through the skin. The container was, however, stated by the
manufacturers to have been old stock, and the remainder of the
consignment had been withdrawn.

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