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City of London 1927

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Table: ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING SAMPLES NOT REPORTED TO BE GENUINE.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING SAMPLES NOT REPORTED TO BE GENUINE.

Name of Article.Identification No. given to the sample in the Quarterly Report.Result of Analysis.If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately.If any legal proceedings were instituted under Acts other than the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately.If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample.Information, if any, as to previous convictions.Remarks on any point of special interest.
Sausage Preservative Powder.551Defective label.... .... ........ .... ....Attention of Vendor drawn to the breach of the Regulations and the error rectified..... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Liniment of Turpentine57289% deficient in Rectified Oil of Turpentine.Fined £2 and £2 2s. Costs..... .... ........ .... .... .... ........ .... ....Same Vendor as No. 534.
Quarter ending 30th September, 1927. Sausage Preservative Powder.575Defective label.... .... ........ .... ....Attention of Vendor drawn to the breach of the Regulations and the error rectified..... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Smelts5763.1 % Boric Acid.... .... ........ .... ....Informal sample. Consignment destroyed. Importers ceased importing. Reported to Ministry of Health..... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Sausage Preservative Powder.6140.90% Sulphur Dioxide, 0.56% Boric Acid..... .... ........ .... ....Informal sample. Vendor communicated with. Stock withdrawn from sale..... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Sausage Preservative Liquid.617Defective label.... .... ........ .... ....Informal sample. Vendor written to. Error rectified..... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Sausage Preservative Powder.618Defective label.... .... ........ .... ....Informal sample. Vendor written to. Error rectified..... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Calomel Ointment66663% excess of Calomel.... .... ........ .... ....Declaration at time of sale. No action necessary..... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Calomel Ointment67079% deficient in Calomel.... .... ........ .... ....Informal sample. Resampled.... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Sausage Preservative Powder.6740.37 Boric Acid.... .... ........ .... ....Informal sample. Resampled.... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Milk67822% fat abstractedFined £2 and £2 2s. Costs.
Sausage Preservative Powder.714Defective label.... .... ........ .... ....Informal sample. Vendor written to. Error rectified..... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Sausage Preservative Powder.71531% deficient in Sulphur Dioxide. Defective label..... .... ........ .... ....Informal sample. Vendor written to. Error rectified..... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Beef Sausage Seasoning7160.18% Boric Acid.... .... ........ .... ....Informal sample. Subsequent formal sample genuine..... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Calomel Ointment7174.6% Ammoniated Mercury and no CalomelFined £2 and £2 2s. Costs..... .... ........ .... .... .... ........ .... ....Same Vendor as No. 670.
Malt Vinegar72310% deficient in Acetic Acid.... .... ........ .... ....Informal sample. Subsequent formal sample genuine..... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Malt Vinegar724Vinegar other than Malt Vinegar.... .... ........ .... ....Informal sample. Resampled formally.... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Calomel Ointment73450% excess of Calomel.... .... ........ .... ....No action necessary.... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Sausage Preservative Powder.7410.30% Boric AcidFined £1 and £2 2s. Costs..... .... ........ .... .... .... ........ .... ....Same Vendor as No. 674.
Quarter ending 31st December, 1927. Malt Vinegar767Vinegar other than Malt Vinegar.... .... ........ .... ....Vendor cautioned.... .... ....Same Vendor as No. 724.
Milk7795% of added water and 8% of fat abstracted.Fined £1 and £3 11s. 6d. Cost..... .... ........ .... .... .... ........ .... ....Sample taken in course of delivery from churn at Railway Station.
Sausages (Preserved)784Defective label.... .... ........ .... ....Informal sample. Vendor written to. Error rectified..... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Milk85911 % added waterFined £2 and £2 12s. 6d. Costs.
Rum87136.6 degrees under proof.... .... ........ .... ....Vendor cautioned.... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Whisky91036.1 degrees under proof.... .... ........ .... ....Vendor cautioned.... .... ........ .... .... .... ....
Dried Machine Skimmed Milk.951Equivalent contents, 7.5 pints in place of 8.0, as stated. Defective label..... .... ........ .... ....Informal sample. Manufacturers communicated with. Resampled and found satisfactory..... .... ........ .... .... .... ....