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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT, 1955 (Cont.)
Foreign bodies in food
(iii) Foreign Matter in Vanilla Slice - A purchaser complained
about a splinter of wood which had been found in a vanilla slice.
The manufacturers had obtained a laboratory report which was
submitted to the Council, and after due consideration it was
decided that a warning letter be sent to the manufacturers.
(iv) Foreign Matter in Bread - A purchaser complained about a
piece of string embedded in part of an unwrapped white loaf of
bread. The manufacturers had obtained a laboratory report which
was submitted to the Council who decided that in this case a
strong warning letter be sent to the manufacturers.
(v) Foreign Matter in Meat Pasty - A local resident complained
about an insect found in a meat pasty. The Council decided that
a warning letter be sent to the trader.
(vi) Mould in Meat Pie - A purchaser complained about a small
mould growth on the surface of meat in a steak and kidney pie.
The Council decided that in this case a warning letter be issued
to the retailer.
(vii) Foreign Matter in Drinking Chocolate - A purchaser
complained about block particles, cobwebs and maggots found in a
tin of drinking chocolate. The maggots were confirmed as grubs
of the Ephestia moth.
The question of a more effective method of sealing the tins
of this commodity was taken up with the manufacturers who stated
they were in course of substituting a lever lid tin.
MILK SUPPLY
(i) At the end of the year there were thirty-eight
entries on the register as follows:-
Distributors of milk with premises
in the Borough 21
Distributors of milk with premises
outside the Borough but retailing in
the Borough 9
Premises registered (used as Dairies) 8
(ii) Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations,
1949-1954.
Milk (Special Designation) (pasteurised end Sterilised
Milk) Regulations, 1949-1953.
Dealers' licences to sell designated milk were granted as
follows:-
Pasteurised milk 19
" " (supplementary) 9
Tuberculin Tested milk 17
" " (supplementary) 8
Sterilised milk 17
" " (supplementary) 9
40.