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The following is a summary of food surrendered and condemned as
being unfit for human consumption. Where possible, the food was
salvaged.
267 tins Milk
47 tins Cream
549 tins Soup
279 tins Strained foods
64 tins Steak
2 tins Pork Luncheon Meat
1 tin Minced Beef
2 tins Tongue
3 tins Irish Stew
15 tins Meat Pudding
6 tins Steak and Kidney Pie
23 tins Sausage and Beans
87 tins Rice Pudding
19 tins Macaroni
11 tins Ravioli
1 tin Cheese Flaps
50 tins Spaghetti
3 tins Egg Custard
804 tins Vegetables (various)
352 tins Fish
882 tins Fruit (various)
14 tins Fruit Juice
9 tins Sponge Puddings
8 tins Syrup
5 pkts.Rice
45 pkts.Meat Pies
20 pkts.Beef
82 pkts.Beefburgers
51 pkts.Sausages
17 pkts. Chops
3 pkts.Offal
4 pkts.Chicken
539 pkts.Vegetables (various)
3 pkts. Strawberries
257 pkts. Fish (various)
5 pkts. Pastry
14 pkts. Biscuits
10 pkts. Cereals
15 pkts. Mousse
3 pkts. Jellies
7 pkts. Eclairs
163 lbs. Pork
277 lbs. Beef
62 lbs. Lamb
14 lbs. Rabbit
138 lbs. Chicken
260 lbs. Ham
549 lbs. Luncheon Meat
380 lbs. Corned Beef
96 lbs. Jellied Veal
483 lbs. Fish
5 lbs. Sausages
224 lbs. Butter Beans
26 cwts. Potatoes
13 lbs. Fruit Pie Filling
5 lbs. Chocolate
26 lbs. Cornflour
4 jars Salad Cream
5 jars Sandwich Spread
3 jars Pickles
1 jar Jam
24 bots. Sauce
2 bots. Fruit cordial
56 Ice Lollies
58 Ice Creams
3 Cream Sponges
Cooked Meats
Sampling of these products continued during 1964, fifty-nine
samples being taken. Twenty-eight were classified as unsatisfactory
because of bacteriological contamination which occurred during
storage and exposure for sale.
Miscellaneous Samples
Sixteen samples of various foods were taken for bacteriological
examination, fourteen of which were satisfactory. Appropriate action
was taken in respect of the unsatisfactory samples, one being a
jellied eel and the other a sample of mousse.