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The lectures and demonstrations with film strips and films to food
handlers and various local organisations were continued in 1962.
(iii) SAMPLING.
The Council has delegated to the Public Health Committee power to
institute legal proceedings under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955.
148 samples (138 formal and 10 informal) were obtained during the
year 1962; 5 formal and 6 informal samples were not satisfactory as
follows:-
(a) Pork Sausages (formal). — 7% deficient in meat. Contained
300 parts per million sulphur dioxide but no declaration given by
vendor. A letter of warning was sent in this case,
(b) Sausage Meat (informal). — Contained a bandage which had
apparently been cooked in the sausage meat pie. A letter of warning
was sent in this case.
(c) Loaf of Bread (informal). — Contained foreign matter in
form of mass of dough and fruit tissue. No action.
(d) Pork'n Ham (formal). — Deficient in meat. A letter to the
manufacturer was sent in this case.
(e) Ice Cream (informal). — Showed presence of small blackish
areas due to presence of blackened particles of aluminium. A letter
to the manufacturer was sent in this case.
(f) Fynnon Salts (formal). - Contained 4.4 per cent of sodium
bicarbonate which was twice the stated amount. A letter to the
manufacturers was sent in this case.
(g) Pork Sausages (formal). — Contained 160 parts permillion
of sulphur dioxide but no declaration of preservative given at the
time of sale. A letter of warning was sent in this case.
(h) Orange Juice (informal). — Consisted of sweetened orange
juice therefore should have been described as such on the label. A
letter was sent to the manufacturers in this case.
(i) Orange Juice (informal). — Consisted of sweetened orange
juice therefore should have been described as such on the label.
Label carried no statement showing the ingredients used in its
preparation as required by the Labelling of Food Order. A letter was
sent to the Manufacturers in this case.
(j) Portion of Chocolate and Cream Sponge Sandwich (informal).
— Contained two pieces of absorbent gauze. Legal proceedings were
taken and a fine of £5, plus £ l.ls.Od. costs was imposed.