[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon] page 92

Croydon 1951

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Croydon]

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Sample No.	Article	Nature of Adulteration or Deficiency	Action Taken
83	Milk, condensed	Exhibited a brown discolouration throughout due to a fault in manufacture.
		Article pure and wholesome and fit for human consumption.	Manufacturer informed.
70	Synthetic Cream	Specification of ingredients on the label not satisfactory.	Packer informed and the necessary alteration to the labels was made forthwith.
363	Ice Cream	Contained only 4% of milk solids other than fat instead of not less than 7½%.	These three samples were from the same manufacturer, the samples were otherwise of good standard, containing an average of:
341	Ice Cream	Contained only 5% of milk solids other than fat instead of not less than 7½%.
			Fat	Total Sugars	Sucrose
			10.4%	18.8%	14.1%
311	Ice Cream	Contained only 5% of milk solids other than fat instead of not less than 7½%.	Enquiries from the responsible Local Authority revealed that the manufacturer was under a misapprehension regarding the required standard—further samples were taken and proved genuine.
397	Lollies, Ice	The ingredients were not specified on the label as is required by the Labelling of Food Order, 1950.	The Manufacturer was interviewed and undertook to have the ingredients overprinted on the Lolly Bags.
470	Meringue Mixture	Possessed an objectionable odour due to partial decomposition as a result of bacterial growth.	The Local Authority for the area in which this article was manufactured was communicated with. Stock was withdrawn from sale.
296	Milk	1% deficient in milk solids other than milk fat.	Subsequent samples proved genuine.
304	Milk	Slightly deficient in milk solids other than milk fat.	Subsequent samples proved genuine.
319	South Devon Milk	Contained only 3.75% of butter fat instead of not less than 4%.	Circumstance reported to Ministry of Food.
330	Paste, Tomato, concentrated	Contained 4.0 grains of tin per pound.	Whole of wholesalers stock surrendered and destroyed.
590	Milk	10% deficient in milk fat.	Official warning given by letter.