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"Camphorated Oil: A sample of camphorated oil was deficient in
camphor. Follow-up samples proved to be genuine and no further
action was taken.
"Cheese: There were three unsatisfactory samples One, described
as 'cheese with wine" contained no wine, although the follow-up
sample proved to be genuine and no further action was taken A
sample sold as "cream cheese was found to be sott whole-milk
cheese. An official caution was issued in this case. A sample
of crustless cheese had a bitter taste and contained excess
emulsifier. A letter of caution was sent to the manufacturers.
"Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887-1926: 122 inspections of premises
were undertaken to ensure that the Marking Order relating to
certain imported foodstuffs made under the Merchandise Marks
Act, 1926, were complied with. 421 separate displays of meat,
apples tomatoes, poultry, dried fruit and butter were
examined. No serious infringement was disclosed.
"The Labelling of Food Order, 1953. This Order requires, inter
alia, that in general pre-packed foods shall bear on the label
a clear statement of the designation of the food and, in the
case of compound foods, the ingredients. It also requires that
the name and address of the packer or labeller appears. At 38
premises 138 articles of pre-packed food were examined. No
substantial infringements were discovered.
"Special Designated Milk: Curing the year in question one firm
was licensed by my Council to use the special designation
'pasteurised' in respect of milk processed at premises within
your District, The premises were inspected regularly up to the
end of November, 1954, when the firm geve up processing
milk. In all 26 samples were taken, one of which failed the
phosphatase test.
"Safe Milk: In addition to the foregoing, 7 samples of raw milk
were procured and submitted to test for the presence of
tubercle bacilli. None was found contaminated. "
13. MILK SUPPLY
There are in this District:-
13 Retail Distributors
4 Dairies
Thirty-eight Dealers' Licences and twenty-nine Supplementary
Licences were granted under the Milk (Special Designation) (Raw
Milk) Regulations 1949 and the Milk (Special Designation)
(Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations, 1949.
Pour samples of milk were taken for examination by the
Methylene Blue Test and the results were satisfactory. Samples
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