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Method of Disposal of Condemned Food
Condemned food is removed by the Public Health Department's van and is
destroyed at the Council's Refuse Destructor.
Food Sampling
I give below information supplied to me by the Chief Officer of the Public Control
Department, Middlesex County Council, concerning the activities of his department
in Finchley during 1962:—
Food and Drugs Act, 1955:
Samples Procured during the year
Articles Total Samples Procured Unsatisfactory
Milk, raw 40 —
Milk, various 2 —
Butter and Margarine 12 —
Flour Confectionery 9 —
Cheese and cheese products 11 —
Cream 10 —
Drugs 8 —
Fish and fish products 8 —
Fruit, fresh 17 2
Fruit, canned 6 —
Meat and meat products 57 —
Sauces 4 —
Sausages 7 —
Soft Drinks 6 —
Vinegar 5 —
Miscellaneous 15 2
217 4
The foregoing table shows the types and numbers of samples procured in the
Borough from which it will be seen that of the total of 217 samples procured 4 were
found to be unsatisfactory. Two of these were of fresh fruit. Both samples were
labelled and sold as Granny Smith apples whereas, in fact, one sample was of Italian
Lavine apples and the other Italian Rennette Walder apples. The greengrocer concerned
was prosecuted and fines totalling £10 were imposed, together with five guineas
toward the costs. One of the two unsatisfactory miscellaneous samples was of runner
beans which had been supplied to a school in the Borough for consumption in meals
provided by the School Meals Service. The beans supplied were soft and stringy and
50% of the weight supplied was waste. In view of the fact that this was the first
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