“…Dependent on their pH-value and the addition, or not, of chemical preservatives, they form a more or less suitable medium for certain bacteria, yeasts and moulds (Wethington & Fabian, 1950;Gram, 1957;Lerche, 1961;Roemrnele & v.d. Wall, 1961;Lorenzen & Sieh, 1962;Coretti, 1963;Beck & Schneider, 1964;Wurziger, 1965;Tuynenburg Muys, van (31s & de Vogel, 1966;Rasmussen & Strong, 1967). Outbreaks of food poisoning due to the consumption of bacteriologically unsound products of this type have been described (Ellemann, 1956;Bsvre, 1958;Meyer & Oxhoi, 1964); also typical spoilage of such products by Lactobaccillaceae had been reported (Baumgart, 1965 ;Sinell & Baumgart, 1965).…”