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A roll spread with margarine was sold as a roll and butter and was therefore
adulterated.
A loaf of bread contained a dark streak caused by gear oil from the shafting of
the plant used for mixing the dough. This occurrence is common at the present time
and is due to carelessness in bakeries.
A chocolate spread was satisfactory, but the ingredients were not given on the
label in the correct order, Some confectionery described as "Milky Crunch" was considered
to have a misleading label as it contained no milk Although the magistrate
decided that the description was not misleading the defending counsel gave an undertaking
that the name would be changed.
A sample of mixed dried fruit contained two maggots and was reported as adulterated,
and one of sultanas contained 9.5 per cent of currants and 90.5 per cent of
sultanas Although one or two odd currants might be accidentally present the percentage
in this sample was considered too high.
A fruit juice drink sold as "Liquid Apples" was considered to be incorrectly
labelled A 10 oz. bottle was stated to contain all the juice of 1 lb. of apples.
whereas 1 lb. of apples contains more than 10 fl. ozs. of juice, although the quantity
is variable.The label should state that the bottle contained the pure unfermented
juice extractable from 1 lb. of English apples.
Exception was also taken to the description "Bitter Sparkling Orange Drink" The
labels on the bottle named the contents as "Bitter Orange" in large letters with
"Sparkling Drink" in smaller lettering in another. his liquid is becoming increasingly
popular for addition to gin as a cocktail but, so far as your analyst has been
able to ascertain, those drinking it believe that the bitterness is derived solely from
the oranges whereas it is largely due to the presence of quinine. Your analyst is,
therefore, of the opinion that the description "Bitter Orange" is misleading.
A bottle labelled Quinine Tonic Water was found to contain lemonade and was
therefore incorrectly labelled.
A sample of lemon juice was found to be deficient in Vitamin C content, but the
deficiency might have resulted from the method of sampling and the manufacturer was
given the benefit of the doubt.
A complaint sample of orangeade contained fragments and conglomerations of
penicillium mould mycelium. Although the bottle was only between one-quarter and one
third full when received the rubber gasket on the stopper was in a very perished
condition. If the gasket had not been removed when the stopper was washed it is
probable that mould hyphae had been caught in some of the cracks in the rubber and that
these had spread into the orangeade. On the other hand the bottle may never have been
properly sealed owing to the minute cracks in the rubber gasket.
A stewed beef steak contained only 85 per cent of meat. The revoked Meat
Products Order required stewed beef steak to contain 95 per cent of meat, and this
sample was reported as inferior. The manufacturers informed the Council that they now
label this product "Stewed Steak with Gravy" and the sample must have been old stock
Another sample of stewed steak by a different manufacturer contained only 74 per cent
of meat. This also was incorrectly labelled and should have been sold as Stewed Steak
with Gravy.
Two samples of beef steak with gravy were reported as adulterated One contained
only 68 per cent and the other 62 per cent of meat. Beef Steak with Gravy should
contain not less than 75 per cent of meat.