[Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.

  • Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1964
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Credit: [Report 1964] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    coloured stains in bread or such like irregularities, but will complain to the Health Department. The resultant investigations with the firms concerned will ultimately it is hoped lead to greater care in food manufacture and less cause for complaint. 1. Fish and chips alleged to contain a cigarette end. The Analyst reported “The object was a cigarette end. The whole object was saturated with oil. Particles adhering to the paper gave a reaction for starch. It would be very difficult to con- clude that this cigarette end was cooked in with the fish and chips and to exclude the possibility of the cigarette end having been squashed to the fish and chips afterwards.” The fish fryer concerned was interviewed and warned of the serious nature of the complaint, but in view of the Analyst’s report no further action was taken. 2. Apple turnover with mould on the fruit. A warning was issued to the retailer concerned. 3. Two mouldy pork pies. Representatives of the manufacturers and retailers were interviewed and improvements in the handling of such pies were made. A warning was issued. 4. Mouldy steak and kidney pie. A warning was issued. 5. Canned steak and kidney pudding. The contents were a mass of mould. No obvious defects in the can could be detected. The matter was taken up with the manufacturers— a well-known firm—for them to investigate. 6. Breakfast cereal containing dark-brown fragments. The Analyst reported that the fragments included a considerable amount of wheat hairs and the outer layers of wheat. No further action was taken. 7. Raspberries suspected of being contaminated with hop spray. The Analyst reported that the raspberries showed small traces of a pesticide but the quantity present was not signi- ficant. Consumption of the raspberries would not constitute a health hazard. The complainant was notified accordingly. 8. Punctured tins of corned beef. The tins were punctured by nails when boxed in Australia. The retailer was cautioned that more care must be taken before goods are put on sale