FILTHY MEAT SHOP.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 November 1924, Page 4

FILTHY MEAT SHOP.

ixsi'Ecrroji’s suhpktse visit

WANGANUI, November IS

All unpleasant state of affairs was disclosed in a case heard in the .Magistrate’s Court against a butcher named L. V. Jones, who was charged with using a receptacle in connection with the preparation of food for sale, cmhl failing to keep the receptacle clean*

Inspector Fear gave evidence that lie inspected defendant’s establishment. There was a room at the back of the shop where meat was kept and also the idler on the sausage machine and the mincer. When he visited the shop it was invaded hv blowflies, while there was a <|iiantitv of meat hanging on a barrel. Sheep heads and livers were lying on the floor, which was in a dirty condition. There was a piece of tripe hanging on a barrel, and this was flyblown and stinking. The sausage machine was dirty and had not been properly cleaned for some time. The end of the tube of the machine, which had net been used since the previous day. was still charged with sausage meat, and on the cylinder and plunger and other parts of the machine (here was stale meat, which had been there long before the sausages had been made on the previous day. The mixing machine was dirty and Lbo inside of the guard, which toveied the knives and the meat, was flyblown.

‘ I asked for a spanner, and 1 could not unscrew the plate of the guard, but pushed a skewer in and dislodged black, stinking filth,’’ said the inspector. “The front part of the shop was clean, but 1 can • nly describe the back room as filthy.’’

The inspector said that when he revisited the shop lie found a boy trying to dean the machines with cold water, but it would require thirty gallons of boiling water to dean them properly. Defendant subsequently explained that be was having a busy time and bis premises were too small owing to tin 1 growth of bis business. The liencli took a .serious view of the case and said that the penally would lie a substantial one—£lo. They 101 l that meat and milk for human consumption must be kept perfectly dean. There was nothing more foul than stale meat. Defendant bad previously been warned, and bad bad ample time to effect- improvements, lie had used water from the cupper in which be rendered down fat. for cleaning the mm bine. The lieiidi considered that this was entirely unsuitable. Defendant. they thought, laid got off fairly lightly, considering the nature of bis ofl’enre.