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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
Bromley 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Nature of Unsatisfactory Sample | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|
| (q) | Serial No. 4753 Biscuit Composition: The sample contained fat other than butter fat which was the only fat declared in the list of ingredients. | Correspondence with manufacturers. Product re-labelled—satisfactory. |
| (r) | Serial No. 4687 Breakfast Cereal Composition: The cigarette filter tip associated with the sample had a strong odour of smoked tobacco but no tobacco was present in it. In a depression in the side of the filter tip there was farinaceous matter similar to that of the cereal in the packet, suggesting that it could have been in the cereal during manufacture. | Matter investigated. Strong warning letter to manufacturer. |
| (s) | Serial No. 4820 Caster Sugar Composition: The foreign matter in the sugar was not rodent droppings as suspected but pellets consisting of sugar with mineral oil and other adventitious debris. | Matter investigated. Warning letter to refiners. |
| (t) | Serial No. 4594 Ice Lollie Composition: The foreign matter removed from the inside corner of the packet consisted of a gelatinous mass, 12 by 25 mm. overall; it contained numerous fungal hyphae. | Matter investigated. Warning letter to manufacturer. |
| (u) | Serial No. 4710 Light Ale Composition: When received the beer was sour and vinegary and contained a deposit of gram positive bacilli. The oily flavour complained of was not confirmed. | Matter investigated. Warning letter to vendor. |
| (v) | Serial No. 4822 Gin Composition: The alcohol content was 14 per cent proof and sugars (dextrose and sucrose) 2.4 per cent. | Repeat formal sample. Satisfactory. |
| (m) | Serial No. 4642 Mixed Stuffing Composition: Two broken portions of a cigarette were present in the mixed stuffing. They were 25 mm. and 18 mm. long respectively and the short portion showed slight charring of one end of the paper. A few loose strands of tobacco were also noted. | Matter investigated. Warning letter to manufacturer. |