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FOOD & DRUGS (Cont.)
2026 (informal)
Pork Luncheon Meat
Contained only 57% of meat instead
of a reasonable minimum of 90 per
cent. Matter taken up with
importers who stated that they
themselves were dissatisfied with
the article and were no longer
handling it and had, in fact, not
done so since October,1956. They
were surprised that any of this
luncheon meat was available for
sale at this late date and it was
obviously old stock.
2021 (informal)
Sardines in Oil.
Contained 1.5% of salt, the
presence of which was not specified
on the label as required by the
Labelling of Food Order,1953.
Matter taken up with importers
who agreed that in future the cans
would bear the words "Added Salt".
2072 (informal
Chopped Chicken.
Contained only 87% chicken meat
instead of a reasonable minimum
of 95%. Matter taken up with the
manufacturers, and at the time of
the preparation of this report the
correspondence is still proceeding.
2060 (informal)
Sardines in Olive Oil.
Contained 1.0% of salt which was
not declared on the label as is
required by the Labelling of Food
Order, 1953.
Matter taken up with the importers
who undertook to amend wording on
cans as soon as present stocks
exhausted.
Contained only of meat instead
of a reasonable minimum of 50%.
When purchased the sausages bore
a label indicating that the meat
content was 35 to 40%. The
Council decided to take no further
action.
FOOD & DRUGS ACT, 1955.
Foreign bodies in food.
During the year a number of complaints about food
containing foreign substances were received in the Department
and the following were considered by the Public Health
Committee and dealt with as indicated:-
(i) Mould in steak and kidney pie: A resident complained
about the condition of a steak and kidney pie purchased at
a local shop. The observations of the company concerned
were considered and the Council decided that a warning letter
be sent to the retailer.
(ii) Mould on sausages: A resident complained about the
condition of some skinless beef sausages purchased at a local
shop. The observations of the shopkeeper were considered
and the Council decided to send a warning letter to the
shopkeeper.
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