[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 70

Greenwich 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]

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Table: Administrative Action Taken in Regard to Samples Reported to be NOT GENUINE.

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Administrative Action Taken in Regard to Samples Reported to be NOT GENUINE.

Sample No.	Article	Nature of adulteration or irregularity	Action taken.
Sample No.	Article	Nature of adulteration or irregularity	Action taken.	T. 9	Seidlitz Powder	Compared with the formula of the B.P.C., the amount of Tartaric Acid was 20% deficient and the amount of Sodium Bicarbonate was 22% deficient.	Satisfactory explanation from Wholesaler.
T. 66	Beef Sausages	Deficiency in meat content as allowed for in the Meat Products, Canned Soup, and Canned Meat (Control & Maximum Prices) Order, 1946.	Formal sample taken which proved to be genuine.
T. 152	Health Salt	The sample was damp and the tin containing it had corroded internally so that rust had penetrated into the contents.	Remainder of stock withdrawn (17 tins)
T. 181	Dates	The sample had undergone fermentation and about one half of the dates had an unpleasant smell and taste.	No further stock
T. 236	Leaf Gelatine	Contained arsenic (expressed as arsenious oxide), 10 parts per million, by weight. This is 8.6 parts per million in excess of requirements of the Edible Gelatine (Control) Order , 1947.	Stock withdrawn.
T. 246	Whiting in Tomato Purée, Canned.	The sample consisted almost entirely of fish and contained little, if any, tomato purée.	Referred to the Ministry of Food.
T. 253	Cake Mixture	Sample not in accordance with the Labelling of Food Order, 1946—(Wheat flour being almost entirely substituted for Rice flour without the amending of Label).	Representations made to Manufacturer.
T. 272	Beef Chipolata Sausage	Judged by the standard of 50 per cent. minimum meat content for Beef Sausages, prescribed by the Meat Products & Canned Meat (Control & Maximum Prices) Order, 1947, the proportion of meat in the sample was 26 per cent. deficient.	Referred to the Ministry of Food.