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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Sample No. | Article | Nature of adulteration and/or irregularity | Action taken | |
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T. | 271 | Shrimp Salad, Bottled | Contained Benzoic acid, 800 parts per million, an added preservative not permitted in this article. | Satisfactory explanation from Importers. |
T. | 292 | Pork Sausages, Preserved | Contained:— Fat, 39%; Fat-free meat, 29%; Total meat, 68%; The proportion of fat in sausages should not exceed 50% of the total meat content. | Manufacture informed. Insufficient mixing of ingredients was the explanation. |
T. | 314 | Marzipan | Contained Sorbic acid:—320 parts per million. Sorbic acid is an added preservative permitted by the Preservatives in Food Regulations, 1962, but its presence is required by the Labelling of Food Order, 1953, to be disclosed on the label. | Importer agreed to amend labels. |
T. | 315 | Buttermilk Scones | Contained Lactose, 0.4%, corresponding to only 1 % of buttermilk solids. Buttermilk scones should contain at least 3.6% of buttermilk solids. | Satisfactory agreement with baker for an alteration in recipe. |
TT. | 23 | Foam Sugar Sweets | Contained a red dye not permitted by the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations. | Stock withdrawn. |
TT. | 29 | Dried Apricots | Contained sulphur dioxide, 2,300 parts per million. Dried apricots should not contain more than 2,000 parts per million of sulphur dioxide. | Undertaking given by Importer that consignment will be mixed with others to reduce overall content of sulphur dioxide. |
TT. | 32 | Full Cream Milk Powder | Contained milk-fat, 23-8 per cent. Dried Full Cream Milk (unless sold in a receptacle whose gross weight exceeds ten pounds) should contain at least 26 per cent, of milk-fat. | Commodity not subject to Dried Milk Regs, (packed in ½ cwt. bags). Milk to be used for chocolate manufacture. |
TT. | 36 | Lard | Consisted of cooking fat. | Ship's manifest showed commodity to be 'Compound Lard'. No action possible. |