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intact. No other fragments, splinters or powdered glass were detected in
the remaining peanut butter.
The Health Committee considered the observations of the manufacturers,
together with reports by the Public Analyst and the Senior Public
Health Inspector, and Resolved that a warning letter be sent to the
manufacturers.
Sage and onion stuffing.
A complaint was received from the purchaser of a packet of sage
and onion stuffing that upon the day of purchase a small maggot was
seen beneath the outer cellophane wrapping. The packet was submitted
to the Public Analyst intact, and he reported that there were signs of
an insect infestation on the surface of the inside wrapper, but that no
larvae or pupae were found in the contents of the packet. The retailer
withdrew his remaining stock of this article from sale, for destruction.
Steak and kidney pie.
As the result of a complaint, a steak and kidney pie, purchased at
a local shop by a Wimbledon resident, was submitted to the Public
Analyst for further examination. The presence of mould growths on
the pie crust was confirmed. The retailer was summoned under the
provisions of the Food and Drugs Act 1955 for selling a steak and kidney
pie which was not of the quality demanded by the purchaser. The
Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined £10 and was ordered to pay
£4. 4s. Od. costs.
White bread (1).
Seven slices from a white sliced, wrapped loaf of bread, four of
which contained foreign matter in the form of dark coloured streaks
and patches, were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination. He
reported that the foreign matter consisted of cooked dough contaminated
with mineral oil or grease. As the result of investigations at a local
bakery, the offending material was found to be lubricating oil used on
the bread making machinery. A warning letter was sent to the firm
concerned, and immediate remedial action was taken.
White bread (2).
Several slices from a white sliced, wrapped loaf of bread, were
found upon examination to be contaminated with a pink mould growth
of the species monila sitophila, a mould which grows rapidly and which
can quickly cover the surface of infected bread. It is probable that the
bread was infected at the time of slicing and packing. Upon investigation
there appeared to be no reason to suppose that the mould growth
was apparent at the time of the sale of the bread. Probably the spore
growth was present at that time and that ideal conditions existed afterwards
for its further development.
Immediate remedial action was taken by the local bakery firm
concerned, and no further complaints were received.
Other Legal Proceedings.
The joint proprietors of a food stall were summoned under the provisions
of the Food and Drugs Act 1955 for using tobacco whilst they
were handling open food. Both the Defendants pleaded guilty and were
each fined £2 and ordered to pay £1. 1s. 0d. costs.
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