[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon] page 54

Coulsdon and Purley 1960

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Coulsdon]

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Sample No.	Nature of adulteration or irregularity	Action taken
Informal SampleNo. 133 MEAT PIE	Contained only 10 per cent meat. In the opinion of the Public Analyst a reasonable pies is 25 to 30 per meat content for meat cent.	Representations were made to the local baker concerned and an assurance was received that remedial action would be taken forthwith. A subsequent sample pie proved satisfactory.
Formal Sample No. 137 CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP	The ingredients of the article as declared on the label did not include herbs and dehydrated carrot, which were found to be present.	Undertaking to amend labels on future wrappings.
Informal Sample No. 148 MEAT PIE	Contained only 12 per cent meat.	Representations were made to the local baker concerned and a subsequent sample pie proved satisfactory.
Informal Sample No. 158 TINNED BEEF & KIDNEY PIE	Deficient in meat. Contained only 16-6 per cent calculated on the whole pie. Tinned meat pies contain on an average 27 per cent of meat.	Manufacturer explained difficulties involved in ensuring uniform filling of the tins chiefly with the smaller sized pack. Plant Engineer took the necessary remedial action.
Formal Sample No. 175 FRANKFURTER SAUSAGES	Contained only 66 per cent of meat whereas Frankfurter Sausages of ordinary commercial quality, sold as such, without qualification, contain not less than 80% of meat including fat.	These Frankfurters were canned in brine and ready cooked. It was decided to withdraw the the product from sale at an early date and in the meantime to enclose a qualifying label.
Informal Sample No. 186 CORNISH PASTY	This article was not of the traditional shape and appearance of a Cornish Pasty but consisted of a canned meat and potato pie containing 19 per cent of meat.	The Manufacturers stated that when the existing stocks of labels were exhausted consideration would be given to labelling the product "Cornish Pasty Pie".
Formal Sample No. 187 CUBE WITH MEAT EXTRACT	The ingredients of this article as declared on the label did not include herbs.	Discrepancy in labelling to be remedied when new wrappers for the commodity were reprinted.