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Nature of Unsatisfactory Sample Remarks
(n) Serial No. 5270
Pasteurised Milk
Composition: The base of the bottle was
soiled internally with a sooty deposit.
Matter investigated. Warning letter to bottler.
Serial No. 5225
(n) Channel Islands Pasteurised Milk
Composition: The blue material adherent
in small patches to the interior of the
glass of the bottle consisted of a blue
iron pigment, probably Prussian Blue. Two
small pieces were found free in the milk.
Matter investigated. Warning letter to bottler.
Serial No. FC.786
(c) Unsalted butter
Control Sample
(c) Unsalted butter
Composition: The butter was affected by mould growths.
Legal proceedings. Vendor fined £20 with £16 costs.
Serial No. 5226
(1) Raspberries in Syrup
Composition: The three Coleopterous larvae
found in the can of raspberries gave a
negative phosphatase test, indicating that
the larvae had been heated.
Warning letter to importers, Embassy of
producing country notified.
Serial No. 5285
y) Frozen Peas
Composition: Two greenish-brown lumps of material associated
with the peas consisted entirely of vegetable structures: the
larger measured approximately
9 mm. in diameter and the smaller 3 mm.
Matter investigated. Warning letter to processors,
Serial No. 5187
(u) Flavoured Drink
Composition: A complaint as to the flavour
and colour of a proprietary soft drink was
considered and while no variation in
flavour was noted it was accepted that the
colour was abnormal.
After investigation, matter draw to attention of manufacturer.
Serial No. 5195
u) Ginger Wine, Non-alcoholic
Composition: This article, not being a
fermented product, cannot be described as
a wine. It was suggested that the
cription Ginger Cordial was appropriate.
Article not offered for sale to general public.
Trial sample only. Manufacturer advised accordingly.
Serial No. 5227
(f) Chocolate Drops
Composition: The chocolate drops were
rather sticky and had a rancid odour
indicating old stock or unsatisfactory
storage conditions. In addition, some of
the chocolate drops had small patches of
the mould Aspergillus on them.
Matter investigated. No other action on account of
doubt as to identification of vendor.
Serial No. 5314
(m) Pork Meat - Canned
Composition: The sample contained a brass
strip, 14 mm. long and 2 ram. wide, with
perforations 1 mm. in diameter down its
length. It was probably a fragment of a
sieve.
Matter investigated. Warning letter to processor,
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