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Eucalyptus oil 3; Fish (canned) 2; Fish pasto 6; Flour 6;
Glycerins 4; Herbs 3; Ice Cream 17; Ice Lolly 1; Jam 4;
Jolly Crystals 5; Marroalado 2j Meat Paste 16; Meat
Products 52; Milk 120; Mincemeat 6; Pastries 20j
Pickle3 6; Christinas puddings 4; Sauce3 8; Sausages 9,
Sausage, cooked 3} Soup, canned lb, Soup preparation 1;
Spices 5; Stuffing mixture 3; Vegetables, canned 8
Of the 120 samples of itllk taken, 5 were found to contain
addod water, but in four cases this was only to the extent of less
than 1 per cent. The fifth sample, which was found to contain
13 poi cent added water, was brought to this office by a person who
subsequently could not be traced. A formal sample was taken and was
found to be genuine
One 3ample of bread submitted was found to contain two mouse
droppings which had been baked in it. Legal proceedings were
instituted and the defendants were fined £10 and ordered to pay
f>7g guineas costs .
Samples of flour and dough were found to be heavily contaminated
by mouse excreta. Legal proceedings, were instituted and the
defendants were fined £15 and ordered to pay 10 guineas costs.
The 17 samples of Ice Cream taken had an average fat content
of 11.8 per cent, the figures ranging from 5 8 per cent to 25»4
per cent.
'.Yarning letters were sent to manufacturers in respect of minor
adulterations and irregularities in curry powder, fish paste, bread
and orangeade..
UNSOUND FOOD.
During the year 1952, 1,433 certificates were issued in respect
of food unfit for numan consumption, which included the following:-
Meat 18,119 tins* 7 cwts. 1 qtr.22 lbs; Ham 440 tins> 1 qtr.13 lbs.
Bacon 6 tons., 15 cwts, 2 qtrs. 14 lbs; Poultry 1 ton,17 cwts,
5 lbs; Rabbits 1 cwt. 1 qtr. 24 lbs; Pigs1 heads 25 lbs; Sneep*s
neads 10 cwts.3 qtrs.18 lbs; Fish 4,396 tins^ 2 qtrs.8 lbs;
Cereals 2 tons.ll cwts.3 qtrs.22 lbs., 850 pktsjBiscuits
10 cwt s. 1 qtr.24 lbs; Vegetables 10 cwts.3 qtrs 20 lbs, Peas
16 cwts.2 qtrs.8 lbs; Fruit 4,117 tins; Dried Fruit 1 ton. 19 cwts.
1 qtr.15 lbs; 39 boxes; Preserves 37 tins Milk 249 tins; Mustard
119 tins, Honey 21 jars, 3 lbs; Soup 411 tinsj Mincemeat 486 tinsj
Cheese 560 pkts. 40 lbs; Confectionery 35 tins, 37 lbs* Chocbars
205; Christmas puddings 15; Sauce 67 bottles; Chocolate
biscuits 43; Chocolate cakBs Iy608j Cake 37 lbs; Spaghetti 7 tins*
Syrup 38 tins; Tea 51 lbs; Jam 77 tins; Baby food 4,696 tins;
Dried egg 109 tins, 3 qtrs,16 lbs; Jellies 786 pkts, Arrowroot
18 lbs; Ground almonds 52 lbs; Gravy powder 268 pkts