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An intensive investigation was carried out in each case and, in conjunction
with the manufacturers and retailers concerned, the cleaning, maintenance
and operation of the machines was examined and, where appropriate samples
of the ingredients taken to establish the cause of contamination of the final
product. The sale of ice cream was, in a number of cases suspended voluntarily
until satisfactory samples were obtained and the retailers involved
were fully instructed on preventative measures to avoid as far as possible
further unsatisfactory samples.
The introduction, in recent years, of "soft" ice-cream machines and the
increase in ice-cream sold from bulk supplies by retailers has proved retrograde
from a hygiene point of view since, unlike ice-cream which is wrapped
by the manufacturer and sold unopened, these products are susceptible to
contamination on the retailers premises.
CHEMICAL EXAMINATION OF ICE CREAM
Seven samples were taken from local shops and five were found to comply
with the standard. Action taken on the unsatisfactory samples is reported in
the following paragraph.
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955