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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Southwark 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Southwark, Borough of]
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334 samples of New Zealand Second Grade Cheese were submitted for bacteriological examination during 1970 with the following results:—
| Coagulase-positive staphylococci | Number of samples |
|---|---|
| Less than 500 per gram | 310 |
| 500 — 50,000 per gram | 16 |
| 50,000 — 500,000 per gram | 6 |
| Over 500,000 per gram | 2 |
| 334 |
Brand with counts in excess of 500,000 per gram were destroyed. The
remainder of the cheese was allowed to go for processing.
OTHER IMPORTED FOODSTUFFS—ROUTINE CHEMICAL EXAMINATION
The following action was taken as the result of chemical analysis:—
| Chicken meat (cooked) | Found to consist of paste containing 73.5% meat | Importer advised to re-label as "Chicken Meat Paste". |
| Grapefruit juice (canned) | Analysis indicated that juice had been diluted | Released for manufacturing purposes only |
| Groundnuts in shell (4 consignments) | Found to contain Aflatoxin — "High" and "Very High" categories | Detained |
| Herring in jelly (canned) | Label printed entirely in foreign language | Warning letter to importer |
| Melon cubes in syrup | Found to have tin content in in excess of 250 parts per million | Warning letter to importer |