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21.
The following unfit foodstuffs were voluntarily surrendered and
destroyed or salvaged:-
Corned beef 42 lbs.
Luncheon meat 86 lbs.
Pigs kidneys 28 lbs.
Lamb livers 56 lbs.
Jellied veal 6 lbs.
Ox tongue 6 lbs.
Chickens 26 lbs.
Beef 452 lbs.
Minced pork 4 lbs.
Cooked ham 71 lbs.
Pish (wet) 10 stone.
Escallops 4 dozen.
Potatoes 336 lbs.
Tomatoes 9 lbs.
Currants 50 lbs.
Tinned fruit 12 lbs.
Soup 1 tin.
Tomato juice 1 tin.
Orange juice 1 tin.
FOOD COMPLAINTS.
1 . Bread. Five complaints were received of foreign matter in loaves of
bread. On investigation the substances were found to be a piece of stale
dough, a piece of thread, a piece of peel head (the long handled wooden
implement used for inserting the bread in the ovens), bird excreta on a
loaf and mould growth in a wrapped sliced loaf. In each case after
careful consideration of the facts the Council sent a letter to the
manufacturer indicating that a serious view would be taken of any further
complaints.
2. Crumpets. A complaint was received of mould growth in a packet of
crumpets. After careful consideration of the facts letters of warning
were sent to the manufacturer and retailer.
3. Milk. A complaint was received that foreign matter in a cup of tea
had come out of a bottle of milk. The foreign matter looked like a
piece of toffee which on examination proved to be cold water glue. On
investigation it was found that cold water glue had been used in the
house recently and no action was taken.
A complaint was received of a dirty milk bottle. This had
been used for the discharge of fireworks and had not been properly
cleansed. A warning letter was sent to the dairy company concerned.
ICE CREAM.
Fifty-four samples were submitted to the methylene blue test and
all were placed in grades I and II. The results are satisfactory. The
methylene blue test does not provide a guarantee of safety but it does
serve as a simple and practical method of grading ice-cream according to
its degree of bacterial cleanliness and samples which consistently fail