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Bread 41 Milk and Milk Products 25
Flour Confectionery 15 Confectionery 14
Canned Fruits 14 Fresh Vegetables 9
Canned Vegetables 6 Dried Fruit 3
Fresh Meat 7 Cooked Meat & Meat Products 25
Canned Meats 4 Bacon & Ham 4
Poultry 2 Fish 7
Butter & Cheese 5 Ice Cream 2
Cereals 5 Pickles 5
Soft Drinks 3 Alcoholic Drinks 2
Tea 1 Miscellaneous 1
The number of food complaints received was higher this
year than last year, in fact, the highest number in any year since
the Borough was formed. I think that this is due to the ever
increasing public interest in food hygiene. Bread complaints due
to mould were also more numerous this year due to the long spell
of warm, humid weather.
Bacteriological Milk Sampling
273 milk samples were submitted for bacteriological
examination during the year with results as follows:-
Pasteurised 239 207 passed the methylene blue
test. 24 failed and 8 were
declared void. All passed the
phosphatase test.
Sterilised 15 All satisfied the turbity test.
Ultra Heat Treated 19 All satisfied the U.H.T.test.
Included in the above totals were 64 samples from vending
machines. 54 satisfied the methylene blue test and 10 failed. All
satisfied the phosphatase test. The number of failures was
higher than the previous year and they were caused mainly by a
fault at one of the Processing Dairies outside this Borough which
was rectified as soon as possible. Fourteen samples were also
submitted to the Public Analyst for chemical examination and all
proved satisfactory. Twelve of these samples were also tested
for the presence of anti-biotics and all proved negative.
Brucella Abortis
No samples of raw milk have been examined as all supplies
of milk in this Borough are heat treated.
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