Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough]
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Administrative Action Taken in Respect to Samples Reported to be NOT GENUINE
Sample No. | Article | Nature of adulteration and/or irregularity | Action taken |
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T. 84 | Shredded Beef Suet | Contained Suet Fat 81.6% and Wheat Flour 18.4% by weight. The Food Standards (General Provisions) Order, 1944, and the Food Standards (Suet) Order, 1952, prescribe a content of not less than 83% by weight of Beef Fat. The article was also stated to contain rice flour, but none was found. | Letter to manufacturer. Satisfactory explanation received. Existing stocks withdrawn from sale. |
T. 150 | Soft Roes Canned | Interior of can badly corroded. Contents contained tin 2.7 grains per pound. | Stock withdrawn |
T. 234 | Iodised Throat Lozenges | Analysis indicated a deficiency of 58% of Iodine. | Stock withdrawn. |
T. 259 | Sliced Bananas in Light Syrup (Canned) | Tin content (3.3 grains per pound) was considered excessive. | Stock withdrawn and destroyed. |
T. 270 | Black-currant Syrup | Contained sulphur dioxide preservative, 370 parts per million—permissible amount 350p.p.m. | Letter to manufacturer. |
T. 324 | Pork Sausages | Contained preservative—230 parts per million by weight of S02. (Sausages should not contain preservative unless its presence is declared). | Warning letter to manufacturer. |
T. 327 | Dried Apricots | Sample contained 2,500 parts per million by weight of S02. By the provisions of the Public Health (Preservatives etc. in Food) Regulations, 1925/53, Dried Apricots may contain S02 in a proportion not exceeding 2,000 parts per million | No Action. |
T. 335 | Glycerin, Honey & Lemon with Ipecacuanha. | Deficient in Chloroform. | Stock withdrawn. |
T. 349 | Sweet Orange Marmalade, Canned. | Contained excessive tin (2.2 grains per pound). | Stock withdrawn. |
T. 351 | Tomato & Mango Relish. | An excessive amount of fungus present. | Stock withdrawn. |