[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough] page 51

Lewisham 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough]

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Table 36— continued

Article	Formal or informal	Adulteration or irregularity	Action taken or result of proceedings
Cooking butter	Informal	Sample rancid	Remainder of stock destroyed
Cooking butter	Informal	Sample rancid	Remainder of stock destroyed
Anise seed	Informal	Contained an excess of foreign organic matter.	Further sample taken and found satisfactory
Cake decorations	Informal	Contained a nonpermitted green colour	Colour changed to a permitted one.
Cake decorations	Informal	Contained a nonpermitted green colour	Colour changed to a permitted one
Orange syrup	Informal	Sample described as "true fruit flavour" although artificially flavoured	New label printed
Lemon/lime syrup	Informal	—do—	—do—
Lime syrup	Informal	Contained a nonpermitted green colour. Also described as "true fruit flavour" although artificially flavoured	Colour changed to a permitted one. New labels printed.
Instant coffee	Informal	Incorrectly labelled	Manufacturer notified
Cooking butter	Formal	Sample rancid	New labels printed
Pumpkin pie spice	Informal	Incorrectly labelled	Manufacturer notified
Cream	Informal	Contained 21% fat other than butter fat	Formal sample taken and found to be genuine
Garden mint in vinegar	Informal	Contained large amount of stalk	Stock all sold
Mushroom sauce	Informal	List of ingredients not in correct order	Discontinued line (imported from France)
Garden mint in vinegar	Informal	Contained a large amount of stalk	Manufacturers state that an identical complaint was dismissed by magistrates in 1955
Compound Codeine tablets	Informal	Contained an excess of aspirin and phenacetin	Formal sample found to be genuine
Ammoniated Tincture of quinine	Informal	Deficient in ammonia	Formal sample found to be genuine
Chopped pork	Informal	Deficient in meat content	Manufacturer notified