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(iii ) Shops, Vchicles, etc.
The shortage of assistants in shops and of
drivers for vehicles, becane even more acute during 194.
nevertheless, and despite the difficulties a reasonable
degree of cleanliness was generally achieved. Appropriate
action was taken in several instances whore
foodstuffs were being transported in unclean vehicles.
(c) Adulteration - Pood and Drugs Act,1938.
The table on the next page gives details of
the samples taken during the year. This part of food
inspection duties aims at the detection of fraud as
distinct from the question as to whether or not the
food is good or bad, sound or unsound.
In the case of the sausages the sample was
found to contain 100 parts per million of preservative
and a technical offence was thereby committed by the
retailor, who had failed to display the requisite
notice to that effect. A warning was given.
The Baking Powders were found to contain
amounts of available and residual carbon dioxide not in
accordance with the Ministry of Pood standards for such
articles.
A similar Report was received in respect of
the Egg Substitute Powders,
The Baking Powders and Egg Substitute were the
products of one manufacturing firm and it was subsequently
proved that the packages wore old stock produced
and disposed of by the manufacturer a considerable time
before the appropriate Pood Standard became operative.
Warnings were issued to both Manufacturer and
Retailer and all the goods in question were withdrawn
from stock.