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(c) Cake.
(d) Strawberry Jam.
(e) Beef Sausages.
Inferior. Contained piece
of oily dirt,—not a
rodent dropping.
Inferior. Contained
fibrous material consisting
of jute.
Inferior. Fat 34%, Lean
28%. Total Meat, 62%
Sulphite absent. Fat excessive—exceeds
Lean.
This sample was submitted
as rodent contamination
was suspected. The oily
dirt presumably came
from part of the bakery
machinery.
Contacted jam manufacturers
who suggested that
jute was part of sack in
which supply of sugar was
received. Immediate steps
were taken to overhaul the
system of checking in
order to prevent a recurrence
of adulteration.
After consultation with
butcher concerned recipe
was altered to give a
larger proportion of lean
meat. Further sample
showed a higher lean meat
content.
Food Complaints.
Twenty-two complaints of unsound condition and/or contamination
of foodstuff were received from the public during the year as
under: —
Bread 4
Bread Roll 2
Bridge Roll 1
Ham 2
Ice Cream 1
Jam 1
Lamb 1
Macaroni Cheese (tinned) 1
Milk 5
Orange Juice 1
Pork Sausages 1
Tomatoes, tinned 1
Tongue 1
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Clean Food Byelaws.
Thirty inspections were made, but it was not found necessary to
take formal action under these bye-laws, which were adopted under
Section 15 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938. In 1956, they will be
replaced by the new Food Hygiene Regulations,