[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Article
Informal Formal Sample
Nature of adulteration or irregularity
Action
*Corned Beef Canned
Informal
Contained a large bur (the seed capsule of a species of Burdock) which had been introduced with the meat prior to canning.
This was an imported commodity obtained by the wholesalers concerned, from Government reserve stocks. The attention of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was drawn to this complaint.
*Corned Beef roll and piece of corned beef
Informal
The corned beef, both in the piece and in the roll, was putrefying and unfit for consumption.
Appropriate representations were made to the catering firm concerned. Because of the small demand for this type of roll and sandwich filling the use of corned beef was subsequently discontinued.
*Cheese burger
Informal
Consisted of part of a fried meat and tomato sauce roll, and contained lying on the meat, a filter tip from a smoked cigarette.
The evidence of how, when and where the cigarette end became embedded in the "cheeseburger" was not entirely clear, A letter of caution was sent to the caterer concerned.
Suet (Shredded Beef)
Informal
Contained — Fat, 81.6% Flour, 18.4% Shredded suet should contain at least 83% of fat.
Appropriate representations were made to the manufacturers.
Sugar coated sweets
Informal
The colouring matters included a blue coal-tar colour, Blue VRS, not permitted in food by the Colouring Matter in Food Regulations, 1966.
These sweets were withdrawn from sale.
*Yoghurt(Apricot)
Informal
The specimen had an onjection-able musty smell and contained a thick, paper-like skin of Penicillium mould. It was unfit for consumption.
A cautionery letter was sent to the caterer concerned. The Caterer has agreed to keep all future stocks in the refrigerator and to use dummy cartons for display purposes.
