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Of the other complaints received during the year the more serious related to
maggots in ham (5 cases); string in beef sausages; an insect in a packet of tea;
unsound brawn; dirty butter (2 cases); metal in sausages; and four complaints
of alleged unsound meat. A number of the samples were submitted for laboratory
examination and in two of the cases it was thought that the foreign matter had
been introduced after the food had been purchased from the vendor.
Any further stocks of unsatisfactory food were withdrawn from sale and inspections
made of the premises where the food was prepared or manufactured if
in this Borough.
Food Sampling, 1953.
During the year ended 31st December, 1953, 770 samples (i.e., 546 informal
and 224 formal samples) were submitted for analysis to the Public Analyst. Of
these 11 formal and 14 informal samples were reported to be adulterated or otherwise
not complying with the statutory requirements, giving a percentage of 3•2 compared
with 6.6 in 1952 and 4.0 in 1951. No private samples were examined during
the year.
The following table gives details of the adulterated samples:—