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this unsound food, weighing approximately 50 tons, was from
the large Abattoir.
COMPLAINTS OF UNSOUND FOOD
In 1959 the Council instituted legal proceedings in
respect of the following complaints of unsound food:-
Bottle of mineral water containing half a
cigarette packet. Fined 40/-. £6.6.0. costs.
Dirty milk bottle - Fined £3.0.0.
Bottle of Lemonade contaminated with petrol.
Adjourned Sine Die.
Sale of mouldy Cornish Pasty - Fined £5.0.0.
£5.5.0. costs.
Mouldy Bridge Pies - Proceedings pending.
The Council sent a warning letter to the persons
responsible for the sale of a bun containing a wire nail,
and decided to take no further action in respect of a
complaint of a currant bun alleged to contain a pin.
Other complaints received during the year related
to food alleged to contain maggots (seven instances);
food alleged to contain mould (ten cases); and 14
instances of food alleged to contain foreign matter,
including glass, metal, pins, and insects.
In several of these complaints the fodd was perfectly
sound. "Paper" in a doughnut was found to be part of a
polythene film used to enclose lard. A number of complaints
were also received concerning alleged unsound meat,
including chicken and bacon, and two complaints of
contaminated milk.
Where the complaint was substantiated the shopkeeper's
premises and stock were inspected and the shopkeeper
advised.
MEAT INSPECTION
Details of the carcases inspected at the Garland Road
Abattoir during 1959 are as follows:-
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