[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham Borough] page 95

Lewisham 1970

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

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Table: Table 66Non-genuine Samples

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Table 66

Non-genuine Samples

Article	Formal or informal	Adulteration or irregularity	Action taken
Whole hot peppers	Informal	Contained lead in excess of the Lead in Food Regulations maximum.	Formal sample taken was satisfactory, but remainder of stock surrendered.
Sarmi selev	Informal	Contained a rather high tin content consistent with corrosion of can.	No more available in store for formal sample to be taken.
Low calorie lemonade	Informal	Sample contained cycla-mates contrary to the Artificial Sweeteners in Food Regulations.	Lemonade sold out. Remainder of stock checked with manufacturer.
Hot pepper sauce	Informal	Contained lead in excess of the Lead in Food Regulations maximum.	Formal sample taken—number 866.
Hot pepper sauce	Formal	„	Legal proceedings instituted, subsequently withdrawn by Legal Section.
Apple fruit pie filling	Informal	Sample deficient in apple...	Further samples to be taken.
Apple pie filling	Informal	„	„
Apple pie filling	Informal	,,	„
Surkal	Informal	Incorrectly labelled in foreign language.	Importers notified.
Meat balls	Informal		„
Orangeade	Informal	,,	„
Apple juice	Informal	„	„
Anchovies	Informal	„	„
Crispbread	Informal	„	Letter to importers.
Apple fruit filling	Informal	Apparent deficiency in fruit	Letter to manufacturers.
Apple and blackcurrant fruit filling.	Informal	„	„
Sonnenblumenkerne	Informal	Claim as to slimming property made without qualification.	Letter to importers.
Baked beans in tomato sauce.	Informal	Claim as "Slimmer's Meal" with only 12J per cent, reduction in calorific value over conventional baked beans.	No action possible.
Hard candies cream filled	Informal	The filling contained no cream whatsoever.	Letter to importers.
Boned chicken in jelly	Informal	Deficient in meat	Further samples to be taken (letter to importers).
Apple fruit pie filling	Informal	Apparent deficiency in fruit	Letter to manufacturers.
Apple fruit pie filling	Informal	„	„
Apple fruit pie filling	Informal	„	„
Blackcurrant and apple fruit filling.	Informal	„	„
Mushrooms in seaweed paste.	Informal	Incorrectly labelled in foreign language.	Letter to importers.
Fish flakes	Informal	„	„
Powdered soup base	Informal	„	„
Instant soup base	Informal	„	„
Pickled onions	Informal	„	„
Chopped chicken in jelly	Informal	Deficient in meat	„
Brown scone meal	Informal	Ingredient listed as milk powder in the absence of milk fat should have been described as skimmed milk powder.	Letter to manufacturers.