[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ] page 34

City of London 1963

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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Table: ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING ADULTER\TION OR OTHER IRREGULARITY

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ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING ADULTER\TION OR OTHER IRREGULARITY

Article	Informal or Formal Sample	Nature of adulteration or irregularity	Action
Apple Sauce Canned	Informal	Contained added sugar, 8 per cent.	Matter taken up with the importer of this Canadian produce as it was claimed to contain 14% sugar.
* Apple Tart	Informal	The tart was mouldy and considered unfit for human consumption	This was a case of poor stock rotation. Vendor warned.
* Baked Egg, Custard	Informal	The filling had an abnormal taste due apparently to the use of an excessive quantity of walnut flavouring.	The bakers could not account for the excessive flavouring, but it was presumably due to carelessness on the part of the pastry cook.
* Blackcurran Canned	ts Informal	The cans were 'blown' due to attack on the tinplate, the taste of the blackcurrants being affected by metallic contamination.	This sample was taken from retailers stock at the request of the vendors. Remaining stock was condemned.
* Bread	Informal	The bread contained several red stains in the crumb which proved to be due to the presence of a red azo dye.	Matter raised with Bakers who cooperated in tracing the origin of the dye. It was found to be a stencilled code mark on the internal surface of the hessian sack. The flexing of the sack allowed minute particles of the ink to break away and mix with the flour. Action taken to discontinue this type of coding.
Casserole Bee Steak with Gravy	Informal	Contained meat 59 per cent.	Attention of importer drawn to the recommendations of the Food Standards Committee Report on Canned Meat.
* Cauliflower	Informal	The cauliflower was discoloured and shrivelled on the more prominent parts of the surface, the condition resembling freeze-bum.	No action taken except to check on storage conditions.
Chicken Fried Rice, Canne	Informal	Contained: Rice (raw), 10% Chicken 3% The description was considered liable to be misleading.	This commodity has not yet been marketed and the importers were advised that the proposed label was unsatisfactory.
* Chocolates	Informal	Contaminated with insect droppings.	With the co-operation of the manufacturers of the chocolate, a thorough investigation was made. This indicated that the infestation was due to bad stock rotation on the part of the retailer.
* Chocolate Cream	Informal	The sample had deteriorated, the bar being broken and the "cream" filling, hard and dry.	Representations were made to the retailer and arrangements made for the remaining stocks to be withdrawn from sale. The condition appeared to have been caused by some deficiency in stock rotations.
* Chocolate Liqueurs	Informal	The chocolates had been damaged by insects and more than half the chocolates had been punctured and had lost their liqueur fillings.	The matter was reported to the Port and City of London Health Committee who instructed the Comptroller and City Solicitor to send a cautionary letter to the retailer of the chocolates.
Cream	Informal	Contained milk-fat, 40 per cent. The article was described as "Devonshire Cream" which ordinarily consists of thick or clotted cream containing at least 48% of milk-fat and the description was likely to be misleading.	Written representations made to the vendor and the cream was withdrawn from sale.
• Creamery Butter	Informal	The butter contained a large growth of black mould.	Written representations were made to the wholesaler and the importer.
• Dough, Uncooked	Informal	The dough was abnormal and had an unpleasant soapy taste due to incipient rancidity.	These samples were taken from a canteen in wljich difficulties were being experienced with the pastry. Both the flour and fat were suspect. The points raised were taken up with the suppliers.
* Apple Pie	Informal	The piecrust had a rancid taste due to the presence of free fatty acid, which amounted to 8.8% of the fat used.