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A sample of Stewed Steak contained flour and other ingredients One would not
expect to find flour in Stewed Steak, and the total meat content was 88 per cent.
Stewed Steak should contain not less than 95 per cent of meat.
An Irish Stew contained 24 per cent of total meat whereas a reasonable standard
was considered to be 35 per cent Another sample contained 36 per cent of meat, but
was reported as inferior because of the presence of 16.3 per cent of loose fat,
which, of course has to be calculated as part of the meat content.
A tin of Minced Beef contained 89 per cent of meat, and 10 per cent. added
water. If labelled "Minced Beef" without qualification it must contain no added
water and the meat content should be at least 95 per cent.
Some fresh minced steak contained 120 parts per million of sulphur dioxide The
Preservatives etc in Food Regulations prohibit the addition of any preservative in
meat products, but recently your analyst has examined a large number of samples of
minced beef containing sulphur dioxide It acts not only as a preservative against
bacteria, it gives the meat a very fresh colour.
A sample of Pork Sausages contained only 61 per cent. of meat and were therefore
6.5 per cent. deficient.
A can of salmon consisted of small pieces of genuine salmon, but these possessed
a rancid taste due probably to the fish not having been properly cleaned before it
was canned The label carried an illustration of a prime cutlet of salmon.
Two tins of Brisling Paste were examined on account of a complaint One of
these contained 645 parts of tin per million of paste and was badly sprung, the other
contained only 89 parts of tin and was fairly, but not entirely satisfactory, The
whole of this stock was condemned.
A sample of Advocaat contained only 26.5 per cent. of proof spirit instead of
30 per cent.
A bottle of Cream Soda possessed an odour and taste of petroleum due to the
bottle having been improperly used for petrol or paraffin, and, although it had been
washed the rinsing had been insufficient to remove the last traces of petrol.
A "still" Orange drink appeared to be slightly carbonated, and on pouring into
a container there was a definite evolution of carbon dioxide. Many soft drinks
manufacturers are at present putting up mildly carbonated drinks as "still" drinks,
but this is not a correct description.
A sample of Glucose Drink contained 596 parts per million of benzoic acid Since
it would appear to be a sweetened mineral water rather than a Non alcoholic Wine,
Cordial, or Fruit Juice it must not contain more than 120 parts per million of
benzoic acid.
Some Celery Salt consisted of 30 per cent. celery seed and was reported as
inferior Celery salt normally contains about 3 per cent. of celery seed, but, of
course, it will be appreciated that the cost of celery seed is much greater than that
of salt.
Some Coffee submitted for examination was contained in a packet labelled "tea".
This is a contravention of the Labelling of Food Order
The contents of four cans of processed peas were decomposed due to improper
processing and the consequent growth of bacteria.
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A sample of Marzipan was stated on the label to have been prepared from sugar,
almonds glucose and flavouring whereas it had been artificially coloured by the
addition of a dye.