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(c) Milk bottle (informal). - Contained foreign matter
(sawdust and quartz sand). Letter of warning was sent to the
retailers.
(d) Milk bottle (informal).-Contained foreign matter
(dried milk film and atmospheric dust). No action was taken
in this case.
(e) Pork sausages (formal). - Contained 53% meat
being insufficient in opinion of analyst to justify description
of "Pork Sausages". No action was taken in this case.
(f) Milk bottle (informal). - Contained chicken bone.
No evidence found to indicate bone had been subjected to
bottle washing process. No action was taken in this case.
(iv) FOOD STANDARDS - MEAT PIES. - The Council
co-operated in the review of the composition of meat pies
being undertaken by the Food Standards Committee of the
Association of Municipal Corporations by supplying detailed
information of samples taken over a period of six months
during 1960.
(v) HAWKERS OF FOOD.
Section 103 of the Essex County Council Act, 1952,
came into operation on 2nd April 1953, and provides that
hawkers of any food, and premises used for the storage of
such food, shall be registeredby the local authority. Registration
was granted to 12 persons and 7 premises were also
registered during 1960.
(vi) REGISTRATION OF PREMISES USED FOR THE
PREPARATION OR MANUFACTURE OF SAUSAGES, OR
POTTED, PRESSED, PICKLED OR PRESERVED MEAT,
FISH OR OTHER FOOD INTENDED FOR SALE.
Section 80 of the Ilford Corporation Act, 1937, requires
registration of such premises.
3 applications for registration were received and
granted during 1960.
(vii) ARTICLES OF FOOD SURRENDERED.
During the year the following articles were surrendered
and condemned as being unfit for the food of man:-