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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Barking 1964

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Table: Table No. 18FOOD SAMPLES REPORTED NOT TO BE GENUINE

Table No. 18

FOOD SAMPLES REPORTED NOT TO BE GENUINE

Sample No.FoodAdulteration or Labelling OffenceAction Taken
5666Minced SteakContained 12 milligrams Ascorbic Acid.Warning letter.
5667Minced BeefContained 210 parts per million Sulphur Dioxide.Warning letter.
5670Minced MeatContained blackish foreign matter of ferrous metal and quartz sand.Warning letter.
5671Minced MeatContained blackish foreign matter of ferrous iron and quartz sand.Warning letter.
5677Beef SausageContained 250 parts per million Sulphur Dioxide.Warning letter.
5691Beef SausageContained 260 parts per million Sulphur Dioxide.Warning letter.
5694Chopped PorkLow meat content.Warning letter to . manufacturer.
5713HamburgerLow meat content.Verbal warning to manufacturer.
5758Brown AleContaminated with paraffin.Warning letter to brewers.
5767ButterMould growth.Legal action. Conditional discharge £5.5.0 costs.
5776Pork Luncheon MeatPresence of iron and tin sulphides.Verbal warning to retailer.
5777J un ior Flan CasesMouldy.Verbal warning to retailer.
5806Ice Cream CometBurnt or charred fragments.Warning letter to wholesaler.
5821Stewed Steak in GravyDeficient in meat content.Letter to Food Standards Committee.
5837Pork SausageDeficient in meat content.Warning letter to manufacturer.
5845Beef SausageExcessive Sulphur Dioxide.Warning letter to manufacturer.