[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking] page 70

Barking 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]

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Sample No.	Article	Formal or Informal	Nature of Adulteration or Irregularity	Observations
815A	Butter	Informal	Contained a piece of stainless steel weighing about 0.5 grams.	Legal proceedings. Packers fined £25. and £20.65 costs.
826A	Tomatoes, Tinned	Informal	Contaminated with mineral oil.	Warning letter.
828A	Back Bacon	Informal	Slices showed traces of products due to bacterial decomposition and had an off odour - out of condition.	Legal proceedings. Manufacturer fined £10. and £10. costs.
836A	Orange Juice	Inform al	Contained mould growth and traces of grit.	Warning letter to manufacturer.
837A	Happy Weekend Loaf	Informal	Contained particles of burnt crust.	Legal proceedings. Manufacturer fined £20. and £20.65 costs.
838A	Brawn	Infornal	Some of the pieces of meat contained starch which indicated the presence of luncheon meat.	Formal sample taken - See No. 74
849A	Mug of Tea	Informal	Contaminated with washing-up powder.	Legal proceedings. Canteen caterers fined £10. and £15. costs.
85OA	Sliced White Loaf	Informal	Contained a length of coarse string caught up in a crack in the outer crust.	No action taken. String not baked in bread.
854A	Light Brown Kidney Beans	Informal	Contained 0.7% earthy matter.	Imported Food-Sieving of beans to be undertaken.
856A	Italian Salad Dressing Mix	Infornal	Contained the antioxidant b.h.A. which is not permitted by The Antioxidant in Food Regulations 19b6	Imported Food-to be re-exported to Denmark.
864a	Blackberries, Tinned	Infornal	Contained a sliver of wood - 4.5cm long.	Legal proceedings. Canners fined £10. and £10. costs.