Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Haringey]
This page requires JavaScript
Continued from previous page...
Sample | Irregularity | Comments and action taken |
---|---|---|
Meat products | (a) Four samples of sausages failed to declare the presence of permitted sulphur dioxide preservative | The presence of sulphur dioxide must always be declared either by label or by a notice displayed in the shop. Manufacturer warned and is now displaying notice. Manufacturer warned and is now selling a proprietary brand only. Manufacturer warned. A subsequent sample from the same butcher was satisfactory. |
(b) Sample of pork sausages contained only 62% total meat compared with a reasonable minimum of 65%. (c) Minced beef was found to be stale. |
Labelling
The following labelling irregularities, noted in respect of seven samples, were brought to the
attention of the manufacturers or distributors responsible.
1. Alcohol declaration not prescribed 1/12" in height - 6 cases
2. Incomplete designation - 6 cases
3. Incorrect or misleading descriptions - 4 cases
Food Complaints
Details of the complaints received are shown in the following table.
Commodity | No. of Complaints | Action taken | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Foreign bodies found | Other reasons | Official warning letter | Prosecution | No formal action justified | |
Bacon | — | 1 | - | — | 1 |
Bread | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | |
Butter | 1 | 1 | |||
Confectionery (flour) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Confectionery (sugar) | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
Corned Beef | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 |
Crispbread | 1 | 1 | — | ||
Crisps | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
Cheese | 1 | 1 | — | ||
Fish | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Frankfurters | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Ice Cream | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Instant Whip | 1 | — | 1 | ||
Meat | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Meat (tinned) | - | 1 | 1 | - | — |
Meat pies | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
Medicine | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Milk | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Minerals | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Mushrooms | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Pizza Pie | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Plum Pie | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Poultry | - | 1 | — | 1 | |
Sausages | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Sugar | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Total | 25 | 44 | 32 | 15 | 22 |