[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Greenwich Borough] page 254

Greenwich 1969

[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
128	Plain Flour	Contained chalk, 190 and iron, 1.2m.gms. per 100 gms. of flour. According to the Bread and Flour Regulations flour should contain not less than 235 m.gms. of chalk and not less than 1.65 m.gms. of iron per 100 gms. of flour.	Manufacturer when informed of infringement replied that because of the minute quantities of nutrient and/or creta added to the flour, it is almost impossible to consistently comply with the requirements of the Regulations. A further sample of the same brand of flour proved genuine.
232	Lait GalifW Aromatisd and Crème Fouettèe	Consisted of a prepared dessert, inadequately labelled in French.	Distributor advised of Public Analyst's comments and of need for manufacturer to comply with Labelling Regulations.
302	Dried Onions	Contained sulphur dioxide, 290 parts per million, the presence of which was not disclosed on the label.	Manufacturer advised of need to amend present label to include the presence of sulphur dioxide.
304C	Doughnut	Consisted of part of a jam doughnut and contained baked inside it four mouse droppings. The mouse excrement was found to contain ova of the Whip Worm, Trichocephulus trichiurus.	Legal Proceedings instituted.
341	Apple and Raspberry Crumble	The sample comprised two packets, and the contents of one contained sulphur dioxide, 800 parts per million. The presence of preservative was not mentioned in the statement of ingredients on the label.	Manufacturer advised of Public Analyst's comments and of need to amend the present label on the product to include sulphur dioxide.