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Four samples described as "Full Cream Buttermilk Powder" were
considered to be misdescribed, as most of the fat is removed from buttermilk
in making butter, and the powder must therefore be described as "Buttermilk
Powder". An instant porridge was a satisfactory preparation but the word
"Instant" should have been in the same-sized print as "Porridge" since
the product in the pack was not a ready-made porridge. Another product,
labelled "Gari", appeared to be a kind of cassava semolina, so that it
should have been labelled as such.
Chicken stock cubes were incorrectly labelled. They consisted chiefly
of salt, monosodium glutamate, and hydrolysed protein with no chicken
or other meat, and should have been described as "Chicken-Flavour Stock
Cubes".
Objection was taken to the name "Patum Pepericum" given to a paste
and it was suggested that a proper description should have appeared
underneath. The manufactures claimed, however, that the product had been on
the market for 100 years and therefore no exception could be taken to the
name. The new Labelling Regulations protect a name used for over 30 years;
but it will be impossible, especially with foreign products, to check the
accuracy of claims.
A canned tuna salad was stated to contain artichokes which were not
present, whilst cauliflower and gherkins were present but were not declared.
The tuna was declared first although, again, it was not present in the
greatest quantity. A prawn cocktail contained no lettace in spite of the
illustration and the label should have stated "Lettace required"; and an
apple and lemon stuffing mix showed an illustration of pork and apples not
in the pack. A lemon curd and a blackcurrent jam were unlabelled and
therefore contravened the Labelling of Food Regulations as they showed
neither the weight, nor the name and address of the packer. The so-called
blackcurrent jam was a jelly jam.
The name "Gardeneggs" was considered incorrect for the caned fruit
of the egg plant, which in England is now normally called aubergine. Some
pickled beetroot was merely labelled as beetroot without reference to the
fact that it was a pickle.
A vegetable concentrate was considered to have a misleading label as
it contained 18.1% of salt not declared as such, though salt was stated to
be present in its protein base. The statement that only about 0.5% of salt
was present in a cup of drink made as directed was considered misleading
for a person who must not take salt; and the description "Rice Crakers"
was considered incorrect for a product made primarily from rice and peanuts,
which was primarily of a peanut flavour.
Medicinal Baths and Treatment Centre
General
Concentration of all transport and services at Scotts Road was achieved
during the early part of the year. However, the beneficial effects of the
move were not immediately apparent. Considerable difficulty was experienced
during the year in obtaining driver/handyman of the required ability and
stability. With an establishment of four there were 7 changes during the
year so that the driver with the longest service at the end of the year
started work on the 17th March 1970. Scrutiny of the various heads in this
section gives some idea of the range and diversity of the work of these
men and perhaps in some measure conveys the difficulties the supervisory
staff experienced in maintaining a service with untrained personnel most of
the time.
B.35