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Nature of Unsatisfactory Sample. Remarks
Serial No. 855.
Portion of Corn Crisp with separate part
of cigarette.
(i) Composition: The foreign body is the
filter tip of a cigarette. It has the
appearance of having been incorporated
in the confection but there was no evidence
of its having been smoked.
Tobacco shreds were not found nor was
there any evidence of burning of the
paper.
Strong warning letter to
Manufacturer.
Serial No. 853.
1 pint Bottle of Pasteurised Milk.
(e) Composition: On the receipt at the
Laboratory several types of mould were
growing on the surface of the milk bottle
but it was confirmed that fibrous
material, the subject of the complaint,
was a matted layer of mould hyphae.
Warning letter to Dairy.
Serial No. 31.
Bottle of Milk containing foreign matter.
(e) Composition: In the cream layer of the
milk there were present a number of
irregularly shaped pieces of paper. This
paper was free from print but certain
pices were soiled and discoloured. Also
present in the cream layer was a small
chip of glass, about 0.2 in. diameter.
Prosecution instituted.
Dairy fined £15 with
costs of £6 6s. 0d.
Serial No. 929.
1 pint Bottle of Channel Island Milk—Pasteurised.
(e) Composition: On the internal surface of
the bottle towards the base was a brown
stain approximately 1 inch by 0.6 inches
due to the presence of mould hyphae.
A small greenish discolouration near the
neck was due to the presence of algal
filaments. No foreign matter was found
free in the milk.
Prosecution instituted.
Dairy fined £15 with
costs of £1 14s. 6d.
Serial No. 880.
Evaporated Fruit Salad.
(f) Composition: Prunes 47, Peaches 15,
Pears 20, Apricots 12, Apple rings 6%.
The presence of pears in excess of
peaches is not in accord with the declared
composition. The discrepancy is a minor
one though and may be peculiar to this
packet.
Correspondence with
Manufacturers. Satisfactory.