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SECTION F.
INSPECTION AND SUPERVISION OF FOODS.
FOOD SAMPLING.
The vital necessity for ensuring that the standard of food
supply is maintained at the highest possible level was never
more important than it is in these days of limited supplies, and,
to this end, the sanitary inspectors have made very full use of
their specialist knowledge.
The amount of deliberate food and drug adulteration is very
small, and, in the majority of cases where samples have been
found not to be satisfactory, the fault has generally been found
to be due to defective packing, lack of care in preparation, or
inadequate storage.
In this last respect, the advice and assistance which the
sanitary inspectors have been able to give to traders and retailers
have been very much appreciated, and have done much to
establish an excellent spirit of co-operation.
In addition to those taken for analysis under the provisions
of the Food and Drugs Act, 1938, samples were also taken for
bacteriological examination, and full details are given in the
following tables:—