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(6) Because the purchaser of an apple tart containing a piece of
metal did not wish to attend court the Public Health Committee decided
that no action should be taken against the manufacturer.
(7) A warning letter was sent to the baker of a loaf of bread which
contained a piece of wood or basket cane.
(8) Fried Haddock No action.
(9) Tea bags containing insect No action.
(10) Piece of pie containing egg
alleged to be bad No action.
(11) Bridge Roll containing dirt No action.
(12) Orange Squash containing Absolute discharge. 5 guineas
glass costs to Council.
(b) Samples
*Of the samples taken during the year one report merited the attention
of the Public Health Committee.
Meat and Food Inspections
Although there is no slaughter house within the Borough, with the
pressure of two wholesale food depots, it naturally follows that a considerable
amount of time is spent in food inspection. It will be seen
from the following list of surrendered foods that condemnation, particularly
in tinned goods, has now reached sizeable proportions.
One bacon curing plant has generally worked satisfactorily except for
some teething troubles which are unavoidable in a complicated mechanical
plant. No evidence or complaint of smoke or odours emanating
from the plant have been received or voiced.
The following is a list of food surrendered during the year 1963
because of unsound condition:—
MEAT, Fresh MEAT, Tinned
Beef 933 lbs. Corned Beef 1,120 lbs.
Lamb Trimmings 10,276 lbs. Ham 676 lbs.
Mutton 34 lbs. Jellied Veal 126 lbs.
Ox Kidneys 14 lbs. Pork 163 lbs.
Pigs Kidneys 6 lbs. Pork Luncheon Meat 632 lbs.
Lamb 34 lbs. Ox Tongues 52 lbs.
Bacon 38 lbs. Stewed Steak 58 lbs.
Pigs Spleen 28 lbs. Miscellaneous Tinned Foods
Pork 95 lbs. 6,248 tins
Veal 42 lbs. Frozen Foods—262 packets
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