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Zeebrugge-Harwich Train Ferry. 306 midnight or early morning
visits and 120 other visits were made to Bishopsgate Goods Station for
the purpose of examining 8,128 trucks of foodstuffs arriving from the
following countries:-
Argentine 2 trucks.
Austria 3
Australia 50
Brazil 3
Belgium 386
Bulgaria 19
Belgian Congo 45
Canary Islands 5
Cyprus 4
Denmark 1 truck
France 7 trucks
Germany 31 „
Greece 1 truck
Holland 21 trucks
Hungary 408 „
Italy 6,249 „
Switzerland 5 „
Turkey 6 „
Yugoslavia 882 „
The weight of the foodstuffs examined was 77,605 tons, comprising
63,843 tons fresh fruit and vegetables, 8,064 tons canned meats and
sausages, etc., 2,843 tons bacon, 2,451 tons butter, 84 tons rabbits,
69 tons confectionery, 67 tons preserved fruits and vegetables, 46 tons
eggs, 34 tons fish, 21 tons horsemea.t, 17 tons fruit juices, 16 tons
honey, 9 tons cheese, 5 tons cakes, 5 tons sauerkraut, 5 tons wheat
gluten and 28 tons miscellaneous foodstuffs.
Foodstuffs found to be unsound and which were stopped and destroyed,
amounted to 7 tons 6 cwts.
Two trucks of Italian apples were detained and samples taken for
examination for the presence of excess arsenic and lead. The samples
proved to be satisfactory and the apples were released.
Unsound Food.

Approximately 20 tons of unsound food were allowed to be used for
animal feeding purposes, or for manufacturing purposes other than for
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