[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough] page 54

Lewisham 1959

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

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Table 39— continued

Article	Formal or informal	Adulteration or irregularity	Action taken or result of proceedings
Sild	Informal	Contained only salted fish with no edible oil.	Remaining stock weighed. Weight of each tin corresponded to stated weight.
Oil of Wintergreen	Informal	Diluted with arachis oil.	Formal sample taken.
Shredded beef suet	Informal	Deficient in beef fat	Formal sample to be taken
Oil of Wintergreen	Formal	Diluted with arachis oil	Warning letter sent.
Pork chipolatas	Informal	Deficient in meat content.	Warning letter sent
Pork sausages	Informal	Deficient in meat content.	Warning letter sent
Flaked rice	Informal	Sample contained maggots.	Formal sample genuine
Processed gorgon-zola cheese	Informal	Deficient in butterfat	Manufacturer withdrew stocks from sale.
Hot milk	Formal	Deficient in milk fats and MSNF.	Referred for consideration of legal proceed ings.
Cream doughnuts	Formal	Contained imitation cream	Referred for consideration of legal proceed ings.
Pearl barley	Informal	Contained 130 ppm sulphur dioxide and an excess amount of talc	Formal sample taken.
Pickling spice	Informal	Contained a whole date stone and several coarse particles of grit and dried earth.	Formal sample to be taken
Pearl barley	Formal	Contained 212 ppm sulphur dioxide and an excess amount of talc.	Imported from West Germany — Ministry informed.
Preserved banana flavouring	Informal	Contained 280 ppm benzoic acid and was devoid of banana flavour.	Stock withdrawn from sale and returned to manufacturer.
Soup powder	Informal	Contained a non-permitted red dye.	Appeared to be old stock. Any other such stock to be withdrawn
Fish paste	Informal	Contained a non-permitted red dye.	from sale Warning letter sent.
Cream of champignon soup	Informal	Insufficient fat to warrant the description of cream soup.	Imported from West Germany. Ministry informed.
Vinegar	Formal	A non-brewed product containing only 3.8% acetic acid.	Manufacturer's comments invited.
Marzipan	Informal	Mouldy	Formal sample taken and found to be gen uine.
Shredded beef suet	Informal	Slightly deficient in beef fat.	Warning letter sent to manufacturers.
Instant icing	Informal	Contained a non-per-mitted coal-tar dye.	Remaining stock destroyed by manufacturer and production has ceased.