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

City of London 1967

[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
Meat	Informal	The meat was discoloured by blue stains caused by a pigment not permitted in food by the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations, 1966.	The stain arose from the stamp indicating the country of origin. The attention of the Importer was drawn to this irregularity.
Lamb	Informal	The stain was discoloured by blue stains caused by a colouring matter not permitted in food by the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations, 1966.
*Pork Pie	Informal	Contained a dead wasp which had been baked in the pie.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the manufacturers who were given an absolute discharge and ordered to pay £7.7s. costs.
Beef Croquettes	Informal	One of the three croquettes comprising the sample contained a number of small growths of mould and was unfit for consumption.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the Retailer who was given an absolute discharge and ordered to pay £5.5s.0d. costs.
Turkey Croquettes	Informal	Both the croquettes bore several small growths of mould and were unfit for consumption.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the Retailer who was fined £10.10s.0d. on each of two summonses and ordered to pay £10.10s.0d. costs.
Pork Sausages	Informal	Contained sulphur dioxide 250 parts per million. Sausages may not contain preservatives unless its presence is declared.	A notice is now displayed in the shop indicating that sausages contain preservatives.
Pork Chipolata Sausages	Informal	Contained sulphur dioxide, 150 parts per million.	Sausages may not contain preservatives unless its presence is declared. Both these samples consisted of unwrapped sausages and a notice indicating that the sausages contained preservatives should have been displayed in the retail shop in question. Steps were taken to ensure that suitable notices are exhibited.
Sausages	Informal	Contained sulphur dioxide, 240 parts per million.
Pork Sausage Meat	Informal	Contained — Fat, 36.5%, fat-free meat, 27.5% total meat, 64%. Pork Sausage Meat should contain at least 65% of meat and the proportion of fat should not exceed 50% of the total meat.	Appropriate representations were made to the manufacturers.
*Beef Sausages	Informal	The sausages were mouldy and unsuitable for human consumption	An investigation indicated that the retailer was carrying out an efficient stock rotation. The cause of the sausages being in a mouldy condition was finally ascertained to have been due to a break down of the manufacturers refrigeration plant. Appropriate representations were made to the manufacturers.
*Oxtail Soup	Informal	The specimen was considerably below normal strength, containing approximately 60% of excessive water.	It would appear that, at the restaurant complained of the tinned soup was not being diluted in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, as an excessive amount of water was being used. Following representations from this Department this practice was discontinued.
Potato Croquettes	Informal	Contained sulphur dioxide, 80 parts per million, the presence of which was not disclosed on the label of the carton.	Appropriate representations have been made to the retailer and to the packer of this commodity.
Orange Juice	Informal	The samples had deteriorated and contained considerable amounts of a yellow sediment, which was found to consist of a form of pectin.	All outstanding stocks of this commodity were withdrawn from sale.
Orange Juice	Informal
Orange Juice	Informal

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* These samples were examined as a result of complaint by members of the Public
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