[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ] page 30

City of London 1971

[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
*Pork Sausage	Informal	Contained glass.	Investigation carried out and a letter of caution was sent to the caterer concerned.
Vegetable Ghee	Informal	Misleading description. No list of ingredients.	Labels to be amended.
*Peanut Bar	Informal	Contained insect larvae.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the manufacturer who was fined £100 and ordered to pay £12 costs.
Ham Spread	Informal	Total meat: 63%. Deficient of legal minimum of 70%.	Representations have been made to the manufacturer concerned.
*Milk	Informal	Contained 60% extraneous water.	Investigation carried out and a letter of caution was sent to the caterer concerned.
*Buttered Scone	Informal	Contained foreign matter consisting of fruit pulp, stalk and dirt.	A letter of caution was sent to the baker concerned.
*Honey	Informal	Contained cigarette end.	An investigation was carried out but legal action proved to be impracticable.
Dried Fruit	Informal	Contained mineral hydrocarbons not shown in list of ingredients.	Matter taken up with the retailer and wholesaler.
*Cheese and Tomato Roll	Informal	Contained nail	A letter of warning was sent to the caterer by the Corporation's Legal Officer.
*Peeled Tomatoes	Informal	Contained caterpillar.	An investigation was carried out and a letter of caution was sent to the retailer concerned.
*Orange Pudding	Informal	Mouldy.	An investigation was carried out and a letter of caution was sent to the retailer concerned. All stocks of this commodity were withdrawn from sale.
Scotch Eggs	Informal	Generic designation 'phosphate' in list of ingredients.	Matter taken up with manufacturer concerned.
*Bread	Informal	Contained overheated dough.	Matter taken up with baker concerned.
*Plain Chocolates	Informal	Contained insect droppings.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the retailer who was fined £10 and ordered to pay £8.
*Pizza Pie	Informal	Contained cigarette end.	Legal proceedings were instituted against the caterer who was fined £20 and ordered to pay £10 costs.
*Milk	Informal	Contained horse chestnut	Investigation carried out and a letter of caution was sent to the dairy company concerned.
French Cakes	Informal	Contained Patent Blue V, — a non-permitted colouring matter.	Imported food—destroyed.
Muscatel Raisins	Informal	Label showed no common or usual name. No list of ingredients. No name and address.	Letter sent to retailer re: labelling.
*Chocolate Bar	Informal	Contained insect larvae. (Ephestice Kuehniella).	Legal proceedings were instituted against the manufacturer who was fined £100 and ordered to pay £12 costs.