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"New Milk. The twenty one unsatisfactory samples of new
milk were all deficient in milk fat and solids-not-fat.
They were procured from three consignments sent by three
different dairy farmers to processing depots in your district.
In no case was there any evidence of added water and in the
case of two of the suppliers other samples from the same
consignment were found to be genuine and no further action
was called for. In the case of the third dairy farmer, I
wrote to him drawing his attention to the low quality of
his milk and I also informed the Milk Marketing Board of
the circumstances in order that the dairy farmer might have
the benefit of the Board's Advisory Service.
Canned Fruit. A tin of peaches was sampled and the label
of the container bore a statement relating to sugar content
which was ambiguous and therefore likely to be misleading
to a purchaser. The statement referred to "45% sugar syrup"
and it was not certain whether this related to the sugar
content of the syrup or to the proportion which the syrup
content bore to the whole contents of the tin. The importer's
attention was drawn to this ambiguity and an undertaking was
received that a suitable amendment would be made to this
statement.
Sausages. A sample of pork chipolatas were found to contain
an undeclared preservative in an amount which would have been
permissible had its presence been disclosed. A subsequent
sample was found to be genuine and no further action was
called for.
Sweets. A sample of sugar confectionery described as
"Pineapple Chunks" was found not to contain any ingredient
derived from pineapple; the flavouring used was artificial.
An official caution was addressed to the person concerned."
Food Poisoning.
Fourteen cases of food poisoning were notified during
the year. One due to Salmonella and thirteen to Shigella
sonnei.
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