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Sausages l pkt
Sausage Rolls 9 ..
Vegetables 724 "
Yorkshire Puddings 9 "
The amount of food condemned was substantially less than in previous years.
POOD POISONING - SAMPLES
The following samples were taken, either in connection with the investigation
of food poisoning or suspected food poisoning outbreaks or as routine sampling of
foods found in the past to have been associated with such outbreaks.
Desiccated Coconut 14
Chinese Egg Albumin 4
Marzipan 1
Peanut Butter 1
Cashew Nuts 1
Clotted Cream 1
Chocolate Eclair 1
Cold Roast Chicken 1
Cheese Spread 1
Danish Rye Bread 1
In no case, however, was any food poisoning organism found.
In 1961, a number of samples of coconut were found to contain such organisms,
but the stricter bacteriological control of imports undertaken at the port of entry
and the improved methods adopted by the Ceylonese producers have apparently not been
without success.
The following were also taken in connection with a survey being carried out
by the Central Public Health Laboratory Service to determine the proportion of
poultry on retail sale infected with food poisoning organisms and the extent of
the risk of cross-contamination to other foods.
Swabs from uneviscerated poultry -
Chickens
Turkeys
Ducks
Satisfactory
39
11
62
Unsatisfactory
7
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26
85