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FOOD & DRUGS (Cont.1
2735 (informal)
Cultured Buttermilk Drink.
False description. Consisted of
cultured skimmed milk and not
buttermilk.
Correspondence took place with
the manufacturers and after careful
consideration it was decided not
to proceed further in the matter.
FOOD & DRUGS ACT.1955.
Foreign matter in food.
Mould Growth in Pork Pie. A resident purchased a small pork pie at
a shop in the Borough and when the pie was cut, it was noticed that
there was a white fungus on top of the meat and beneath the pastry.
The matter was taken up with the manufacturers and the
retailer concerned, and after giving consideration to the matter the
Council decided that-
(i) A letter deprecating the occurrence "be sent to
the retailer.
(ii) That an approach be made to the manufacturers,
regarding the coding systems used on the wrappers
and containers of perishable foodstuffs.
(iii) That a letter be sent to the Minister of Health
on the subject.
Subsequently a representative of the manufacturers attended
a meeting of the Public Health Committee and discussed the problem
of date stamping pre-wrapped perishable meat products. The
Committee was favourably impressed with the extreme care taken by
the manufacturers in dealing with articles of this type, and felt
that no further steps could be recommended.
MILK SUPPLY.
1. The Milk (Special Designation)Regulations, 1960._
At the end of the year there were 78 Dealers' (Pre-packed
Bilk) licences in force, as shown below
Pasteurised 36
Sterilised 17
Tuberculin Tested 25
2. Registration. At the end of the year there were
forty-four entries on the register as follows:-
Distributors of Milk (Premises in
the borough) 32
Distributors of milk with premises
outside the Borough but retailing
in the Borough 9
Premises registered (used as Dairies) 3
37.