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Article Result of Analysis
Action taken or
recommended
Stewed Beef Steak
(No. 1569)
Contained 85% total meat. Public Analyst
of opinion meat content should be not
less than 95%
Letter to producers.
Marzipan
(No. 1590)
Contained ground almonds 12%, sucrose
78.5% other constituents 9.5%
Public Analyst of opinion ground almond
content should be 25%
Letter to Manufacturer/
retailer.
Sugar Confectionery
(Cream Milk)
(No, 1614)
Boiled sweet containing 0.13% of fat.
0.122% protein and flavoured with imitatation
butter milk flavouring.
Public Analyst of opinion that title
"Cream Milk" is misleading.
Produce of Holland.
Letter to producers.
Pork Sausage
(Nos, 1576, 1624)
No, 1576 Total meat content 59%
No. 1624 Total meat content 61%
Public Analyst of opinion meat content
should be not less than 65%
Letter to producer/
retailer after result
of No. 1576, was
followed by a visit and
discussion after result
of No, 1624 Subsequent
sample (No. 1670) reported
by Public Analyst
to contain 65% total
meat.
Beef Steak with
Gravy (Nos. 1625
1667)
No. 1625. Total meat 60%
No, 1667 Total meat 70%
Public Analyst of opinion this commodity
should contain not less than 75% total
meat.
Australian products.
For subsequent reference
to Senior Trade Commissioner.
Sausage Rolls
(Nos. 1666 1668,
1669)
No. 1666 Total meat 18.8%
No. 1668 Total meat 16.9%
No. 1669 Total meat 17.1%
Public Analyst of opinion meat content
should be not less than 20%
Letters to three producers
concerned.
Apples
(Nos. 1672, 1673,
1675, 1676, 1690,
1691, 1692, 1693,
1695,
Contaminated by arsenic and lead in
amounts varying between 0.3 and 7.0 p.p.m.
arsenic, and between 2.0 and 14.0 p.p.m.
lead.
Food Standards Committee's Reports suggest
maximum content of 1 p.p.m. arsenic and
2 p.p.m. lead.
Product of Lebanon,
Apples cleansed locally.
Irish Stew
(No. 1708)
Inferior. Contained 16.3% loose fat in a
solid block at top of can. Total meat
content 36%
No action. Total meat
content satisfactory.
Stewed Steak with
Gravy (No. 1698)
Casserole Beef
Steak (No. 1733)
No. 1698 69% total meat.
No. 1733 65% total meat.
Public Analyst of opinion each of these
products should contain not less than
75% total meat.
Australian produce for
subsequent reference to
Senior Trade
Commissioner
Milk
(Nos. 1722 1748
1751)
No 1722-Fat 3.48% Solids-not-fat 8.42%
No 1748-Fat 3.30% Solids-not-fat 8.39%
No 1751-Fat 3.40% Solids-not-fat 8.49%
Sale of Milk Regulations require Fat 3.0%
Solids not fat 8.50%.
Small deficiencies.
Letter to producer concerned.