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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
Croydon 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]
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DETAILS OF NON-GENUINE SAMPLES TAKEN
| Article | Nature of Adulteration or Deficiercy | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Milk | 1% deficient in milk solids other milk fat. The freezing point (Hortvet) did not indicate presence of added water | Further samples taken proved genuine |
| Pork, chopped | Contained only 78% of meat calculated as raw pork, whereas a reasonable minimum meat content for chopped pork is 95% | No action taken |
| Cake Mixture | Risk that label (with pictorial device) was calculated to mislead as to the substance of the article | This matter was taken up with the Manufacturers |
| Lollie, Cream | This article was not entitled to the description cream lollie in that it contained no cream or fat derived from milk | Manufacturers requested to ame??? description. Req complied with |
| Lollie, Ice | The statement printed on the bag in which this article was sold was not in accordance with the Labelling of Food Order, 1953 in that it specified ingredients for several different types of lollie instead of the actual lollie being sold | Manufacturers requested to ame??? the label. Request complied with |
| Sausage, beef | It was a sample of preserved beef sausage containing 130 p.p.m. of sulphur dioxide | Manufacturers warned to exhibi??? preservative notice. This has now been done |
| Sausage, pork | It was a sample of preserved pork sausage containing 165 p.p.m. of sulphur dioxide | Manufacturers warned to exhibi??? preservative not ice. This has now been done |
| Confectionery, Sugar (Buttermint Toffee) | This article contained only 3.2% of butter-fat instead of a minimum of 4%. It was also advertised as being made with best butter whereas it contained 3.8% of fat other than butterfat | The manufacturers have agreed to increase the but??? content |
| Cough Mixture (Glycerin, Honey and Lemon) | This article contained only 5% of glycerin and 5? of honey together with oil of lemon and other ingredients and 84% of sugar syrup. Although a quantitative declaration appeared on the label the proportions of glycerin and honey are not in my opinion sufficient to warrant the main description of the cough mixture as Glycerin, Honey and Lemon | Th i s is st i 11 the subject of enqui??? Packers have agr??? to increase glycerin and ho??? and amend description |
| Soup | This canned soup contained 210 p.p.m. of tin and 120 p.p.m. of iron and possessed a metallic taste. It was of inferior quality | The balance of stock was surrendered and destroyed |