[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough] page 53

Fulham 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]

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Table: ADULTERATED OR IRREGULAR SAMPLES AND FOOD SUBJECT OF COMPLAINT

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ADULTERATED OR IRREGULAR SAMPLES AND FOOD SUBJECT OF COMPLAINT

Article	Formal (F) or Informal (I) or Complaint (C)	Adulteration, Irregularity or nature of complaint and Analysts' comments	Action taken
Black Pudding (No. 5607)	I	Contained total meat 55%. Public Analyst of opinion meat content should be not less than 70%	Further sample obtained.
Bun Loaf (No. 5646)	I	Two loaves contained respectively 21.85% and 9.64% fruit. Inadequate distribution of fruit.	Letter to and discussion with producer/retailer.
Loaf of Bread	C	When cut found to contain portions of wire.	Letter to producers.
Olives stuffed (No. 5758)	I	Contained numerous budding yeast cells and would probably not keep very long	Retailer notified and stock position checked.
Ice Cream (No. 5839)	I	Contained 4.54% fat. Food Standards (Ice Cream) Regulations, 1959, require ice cream to contain not less than 5% fat. Sample is therefore 9% deficient in fat.	Producer/retailer informed and further informal sample obtained.
Beef Sausages (No. 5860)	C	Found to contain black material probably caused by mineral oil.	Warning letter to producers.
Meat Pie	C	Complaint was received that a meat pie had been found to contain a large number of live ants. Visit to premises failed to reveal presences of ants – bakehouse in very clean condition.	Difficulty in proving ants were in pie at time of purchase so no action taken.
Fruit Pie	C	Complaint of ants found in fruit pie when opened. No trace of ants at complainants house or retail shop.	No action taken.
Cream Cheese (No.5879)	I	Contained fat on dry matter only 46.4%.	Further sample being obtained.
Mint Concentrate (No. 5888)	I	Contained hazel leaf though probably less than 5%.	Letter to producers.
Corned Beef (No. 5893)	I	Contents of tin attacked by black stains. Slice of meat contained 91 p.p.m. tin. Adulterated.	Further samples obtained from stock and all sales stopped pending further results.