[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ] page 21

City of London 1965

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

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Article	Informal or Formal Sample	Nature of adulteration or irregularity	Action
* Medicine	Informal	The medicine contained suspended in it a considerable quantity of dust.	This medicine was dispensed by a firm of multiple chemists. Extensive enquiries and subsequent analysis by the Chief Chemist of the firm in question of the remainder of the medicine and the stock from which it was dispensed failed to indicate the cause of the complaint. The complainant was not willing to give evidence on behalf of the C orporation of London and it was not possible, therefore, to take any legal action.
Moutarde de Dijon with White Wine	Informal	Contained no alcohol. Description appeared to be incorrect.	Written representations were made to the retailer concerned who agreed to withdraw from sale the outstanding stocks of this commodity.
* Orange Drink	Informal	Contained floating in the drink four dead spider beetles (Ptinidae) and a small curved piece of white plastic.	A representative of the firm bottling this commodity was interviewed and appropriate written representations were subsequently made.
* Pasteurised milk, carton of	Informal	Contained a hard, white, elongated piece of plastic material, probably a tailing from the plastic used to strengthen the paper carton.	Matter taken up with the Company concerned. No further action necessary.
Pork Sausages	Informal	Contained— Fat 35% Fat Free meat 30% Total meat 65% The proportion of fat in sausages should not exceed 50 per cent of the total meat content.	Written representations were made to the manufacturers who have assured this department that their recipes are such as to ensure that the proportion of fat meat is not excessive. Subsequent samples were found to be satisfactory.
Pork Sausages Preserved	Informal	Contained Fat 39% Fat-free meat 30% Total meat 69% The proportion of fat in sausages should not exceed 50 per cent of the total meat content.	Written representations were made to the ' manufacturers who gave an assurance that their recipes were arranged to ensure that there would be a proper balance between fat and fat-free meat. Subsequent samples were found to be satisfactory.
Pure Lard	• Informal	Contained butylated hydroxyanisole ) 70 p.p.m. the presence of which ) disclosed on the label but the ) word "PURE" was considered in- ) appropriate as a description of ) lard that contains any admixture. ) Contained butylated hydroxyanisole) 60 p.p.m. the presence of which ) was disclosed on the label but the ) word "PURE" was considered in- ) appropriate as a description of ) lard that contains any admixture. )	Correspondence has taken place with the importers of this commodity who agreed to amend their labels.
Pure Lard	Informal
Pure Lard	Informal	Conta ined butylated hydroxyanisole, 70 p.p.m. which was disclosed on the label, but the word "PURE" was considered inappropriate as a description of a lard that contained an admixture.	Appropriate representations were made to the wholesalers and to the wholesaler packers who have agreed to amend their labels.
* Raspberries, Canned	Informal	Contained a small dead fly (Delia trichodactyla)	Written representations were made to the canners of this commodity.
* Rose and Vanilla Marshmallows	Informal	The marshmallows were mouldy and unfit for human consumption.	This article of food was the subject of a complaint by a member of the public. After investigations representations were made to the vendor and the manufacturers, but the institution of legal proceedings was considered impracticable as the complainant declined to give evidence on behalf of the Corporation of London.