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Hornsey 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornsey, Borough of]
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FOOD SAMPLING
I am indebted to Mr. J. A. O'Keefe, Chief Officer of Public Control
of the Middlesex County Council for the following information.
Food and Drugs Act, 1955
Samples procured in the Borough of Hornsey during the year 1956.
| Article | Total samples procured | Unsatisfactory |
|---|---|---|
| Milk, new | 3 | . |
| Milk, various | 114 | . |
| Cakes | 63 | . |
| Camphorated oil | 6 | . |
| Cheese | 7 | . |
| Cooked meat | 21 | . |
| Drugs | 11 | . |
| Cream | 10 | . |
| Fish and fish products | 11 | 1 |
| Fruit (fresh and canned) | 6 | . |
| Ice cream | 3 | . |
| Jelly | 4 | . |
| Meat and meat products | 16 | . |
| Sausages, etc. | 27 | . |
| Sweets | 5 | . |
| Vinegar | 5 | . |
| Wine and spirits | 25 | . |
| Miscellaneous | 23 | . |
| Totals | 360 | 2 |
The following comments relate to samples noted as unsatisfactory:—
Fish and Fish Products
Fried fillet of cod was sold as "fillet of haddock". Proceedings were
instituted and the magistrates gave an absolute discharge, no costs being
allowed.
Meat and Meat Products
A sample of pork rissoles contained preservative. Follow-up samples
proved to be genuine, and no further action was taken.
The Food and Drugs Act, 1955, in Section 47, contains new provisions
concerning the descriptions which can be applied to certain substances
which resemble cream in appearance but are not cream. This has necessitated
the making of many inspection visits and the giving of advice to
all traders likely to be concerned to ensure that they were fully aware of
these new requirements.
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