[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 258

Greenwich 1967

[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
242	Grated Parmesan Cheese	Consisted of a Medium Fat Hard Cheese, Grated, not labelled in the manner required by the Cheese Regulations, 1965.	The sale of this kind of cheese from the shop where the sample was obtained has now ceased.
296	Steak and Kidney, canned	Contained meat (including kidney), 83%. In the Public Analyst's opinion canned steak and kidney should contain at least 95% of meat.	At present there is no legal standard. Regulations which come into force in 1969 require a minimum content of 95% of meat.
304	Mushroom Cubes	The sample did not consist wholly of mushroom, but of a compressed mixture of cornflour, salt, rusk and flavourings with only a small proportion of dehydrated mushroom powder.	Please see action taken under sample No. 425.
341	Pure Vegetable Oil	The sample consisted of vegetable oil containing small proportions of lemon oil and possibly of colouring matter. The product was labelled in large type "Pure Vegetable Oil", followed by, in small type, "Sunflower oil, lemon oil, colouring". In the Public Analyst's opinion the word "Pure" is inappropriate as a description of a vegetable oil that contains other ingredients.	Manufacturer informed of Public Analyst's report and requested to amend the description on the label.
377	Sugared Peanuts (green)	Contained two colouring matters, one of which (Blue VRS) is not permitted by the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations.	TheColouring Matter in Food Regulations, 1966, only came into operation 2 days before the sample was obtained. The use of this dye has now been discontinued by the Manufacturer concerned.
403	Peanut Butter	Contained Aflatoxin, the Toxicity Category as defined by the Tropical Products Institute being low.	M anuf acturers informed of Public Analyst's report and that further sample would be obtained. "Followup" sample proved genuine.