[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 260

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
723	Anti- Smoking Tablets	The tablet contained Lobeline sulphate, approximately 0.25 mg. per tablet. According to the formula on the label the tablets should have contained Lobeline sulphate 0.5 mg.	The technique used by the Public Analyst to determine the amount of Lobeline sulphate content is apparently different from that used by the Manufacturers. Their Chief Chemist and the Public Analyst are collaborating to establish a uniform method of analysis. The manufacturers state that there has been no previous complaint concerning the tablets.
724	Date and Walnut Cake	The cake bore small surface growths of mould and was unfit for sale.	The mould growth which was very slight was considered to have originated through inattention to stock rotation by the Shopkeeper.
727	Fish Cake	The fish cake had a sour, stale smell due to spoilage of the breadcrumbs and was unfit for sale.	No account could be made for the spoilage. "Followup" sample proved genuine
882	Rice	The rice had been polished and contained talc, 0.4%, the presence of which was not disclosed on the label.	Manufacturer requested to include glazing ingredient in the statement of ingredients on the label.
984	Cranberry Sauce	The sauce had an unpleasant, musty, smell and taste and was found to contain mould.	The Retailer stated he obtained a small stock of Cranberry Sauce for the anticipated Christmas demand and the stock was now exhausted. There had been no other complaint.