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(b) Ice Cream.
Twenty-six applications for Registration were received and
were dealt with as follow:—
Vendors, New 13
Vendors, Transfers 12
Manufacturers, New 1
Number on Register at end of year 348
Number of premises used for manufacturing 6
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, Etc.)—Regulations, 1947-51.
The trade has continued to co-operate and a good standard
has been maintained.
Food Standards (Ice Cream) Order, 1951.
Three samples of ice cream were taken and submitted to the
Public Analysts who reported the following satisfactory results :—
Fat Content
11.2
10.3
10.3
Bacteriological Examination of Ice Cream.
One-hundred-an-eight samples were submitted for examination
and for grading in accordance with the provisonal test of the Ministry
of Health, with the following results :—
Grade I = 86
„ II = 11
„ III = 6
„ IV = 5
Where unsatisfactory samples were taken, the manufacturer
was informed and further check samples taken as soon as possible.
Where samples were taken of ice cream manufactured outside
the district, copies of these reports were forwarded to the appropriate
local authority.
Lollies (Various).
Twenty-two samples were examined for bacterial purity, six
of which were unsatisfactory.
Examination for Metallic Contents.
Six samples of ice lollies were sent to the Public Analysts for
examination for metallic contents and found to be free of same.