[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ] page 27

City of London 1970

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

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Article	Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity	Action
*Steak and Kidney Pie	Contained on the upper crust a growth of black mould and on the inside between the pastry and the filling several growths of white mould. Unsuitable for consumption.	A letter of warning was sent to the Retailer concerned.
*Portion of Pork Pie	Contained on the meat under the pastry top a large growth of green mould and was unfit for consumption.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the Caterer who was fined £20.00 and ordered to pay £ 12.00 costs.
*Portion of Meat Pie	Mouldy and unfit for human consumption.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the Caterer who was fined £20.00 and ordered to pay £12.00 costs.
Small unwrapped Pork Pies	The pies were stale and had been attacked by mould.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the Caterer who was fined £20.00 and ordered to pay £8.00 costs.
Meat Pies	Comprised 3 meat pasties, the average weight of which was 4.83 ozs. and the meat content '/j oz, or 10.3% of the pasties. Any meat pie or pasty should have a meat content of not less than 25%. or, if its weight does not exceed SVi ozs. of at least 1 oz.	This foodstuff was wrongly labelled. Representations have been made to the supplier and the product is now correctly labelled as a cornish pasty.
*Sausage Roll	The sausage filling was covered by growths of green and black moulds and the sample was unfit for human consumption.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the Caterer who was fined £15.00 and ordered to pay £12.00 costs.
*Sausage Roll	The sausage filling was covered by growths of green and black moulds and the sample was unfit for human consumption.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the Caterer who was fined £15.00 and ordered to pay £12.00.
*Scotch Egg	Stale and unfit for consumption, the meat covering having an objectionable smell of decomposition.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the Caterer who was fined £15.00 and ordered to pay £5.50 costs.
* Part of a Scotch Egg	Somewhat stale and unsuitable for sale.	A letter of caution was sent to the Retailer concerned.
Scotch Egg	Stale and unsuitable for sale.	A letter of caution was sent to the Caterer concerned.
*Corned Beef. Canned	The interior of the two cans were corroded and the corned beef had an unpleasant, sulphide smell and taste. It was partly discoloured and had deteriorated through overlong storage.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the Retailer who was fined £25.00 and ordered to pay £20.00 costs.
Grapes	The grapes had deteriorated, six out of the forty four in the package (i.e. 13%) having extensive patches of brown rot and mildew and being unfit for consumption.	A letter of warning was sent to the retailer concerned by the Corporation's Legal Officer.
Oranges	The sample was unfit for consumption, two of the four oranges being rotten and the other two, brown shrivelled and softening.	A letter of warning was sent to the retailer concerned by the Corporation's Legal Officer.
*Strawberries	The specimen was mouldy and unfit for consumption.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the Proprietor of the shop, who was fined £15.00 and ordered to pay £7.35 costs.
Carrots	Contained tin, 360 parts per million. Tin excessive.	Representations were made to the supplier of the carrots who withdrew the whole consignment from sale.