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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Coulsdon and Purley 1963
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]
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| Sample No. | Nature of adulteration or irregularity | Action taken |
|---|---|---|
| This article was not correctly described as Raisin Bran Flakes. It consisted of wheat and bran flakes mixed with raisins. | Product renamed "Raisin Bran" folowed by the description "30% Bran Flakes with Raisins". | |
| Deficiency of fat content compared with declaration set out on the label. | Explanation of Manufacturers accepted. | |
| This article was not a chocolate cake covering since hardened palm kernel oil had been substituted for cocoa butter which is the only fat present in chocolate apart from the milk fat present in milk chocolate. No list of ingredients was given with this article. | Label redesigned. | |
| The presence of sulphur dioxide not declared on label. | Matter left in abeyance for the time being pending consultations with the Food Standards Committee. | |
| This sample was reported upon as containing Penicillin equal to 0.03 International Units per ml. | This was a sample of Channel Islands Milk obtained from a local dairy and comprising the mixed product of seven producers. Individual samples failed to identify the source and in the circumstances a communication was addressed to each producer directing attention to the findings of the Milk Hygiene Sub-Committee of the Milk and Milk Products Technical Advisory Committee appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the recommendations contained therein. | |
| Sample contained 270 parts per million by weight Sulphur Dioxide. Declaration referred to "Permitted Preservatives only". | New label printed. |