[Report 1959] / Medical Officer of Health, Leeds City.

  • Leeds City Council
Date:
1959
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    in good condition. In some cases there had been some mishap to the ship’s refrigeration system and the frozen rabbits had been defrosted and then frozen again ; when again thawed out they were found to be sticky and commencing to decompose. These consignments were condemned. Vegetables.—Condemnation of this commodity in any quantity has occurred when there was a glut and inferior produce could not be sold before becoming unsaleable. Dried Fruit.—Only small quantities were brought for condemna¬ tion, the cause normally being old fruit which had gone mouldy or become infested with maggots. Fruit.—Information was received that Italian apples which had arrived in Leeds Market were contaminated by an excess of arsenic and lead due to spraying of the fruit in the orchards. Samples were submitted to the City Analyst who found them to contain 6-i parts per million of arsenic and 19 parts per million of lead, and reported that apples containing more than 1 part per million of arsenic would constitute an offence under the Arsenic in Food Regulations, 1959, and 2 parts per million of lead was the accepted limit. The sale of apples was stopped forthwith and the apples were returned to the shippers in Hull, to be dealt with by that Authority. Fresh fruit arrived in much better condition than a few years ago. More care was being used in the packing of the fruit in the country of origin. Tinned Goods.—Large quantities of tinned goods were brought for certificates of condemnation to enable credit to be obtained from the producer. Cheese.—Very small quantities of cheese were brought for condemnation. Frozen Liquid Egg.—In response to information from another Authority that salmonella had been found in liquid frozen egg produced by a Leeds firm, 12 samples of liquid frozen egg and 8 samples of hen egg white were taken from the remainder of the firm’s stock which was held in a local cold stores. Of these, one sample was found to contain Salmonella Menston and the tin was condemned, the remainder being passed as fit for human consumption.