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Article Nature of adulteration Remarks
or Deficiency
Raspberry Flavouring Label did not bear the statement The manufacturer has now
required by the colouring matters amended the label to in-
in Food Regulations, 1966 corporate the statement.
Two samples of Brazil Contained 21%, 16% and 43% of Retailers warned
nuts and one sample mouldy nuts respectively.
of chestnuts.
Samotea. The label stated no "tannin" The label has been
but tannin was present. amended.
Chicken soup. The sample was deficient in The recipe has been
fat content. altered and a further
sample has proved to
be satisfactory.
Drinking Chocolate. The sample was deficient A repeat sample has
in cocoa butter content. proved satisfactory.
Three samples of The samples were deficient All the recipes have
Wholemeal Bread in fibre content due to the now been altered to
use of other flour. comply with the Bread
and Flour Regulations
1963.
Milk Loaf. The sample contained Retailer warned,
skimmed milk solids.
Four samples of The samples all contained The retailers are now
Sausages. an added preservative displaying notices to
without declaration. comply with the
servatives in Food
Regulations, 1962.
Bread. The sample contained sol id Further samples have
lumps of dough in which dry proved satisfactory,
flour was visible.
Brazil Nuts. The sample contained a high Legal proceeding are
proportion of unfit nuts. being considered.
Result of Analysis of Milk Samples
The samples of milk were obtained as follows:-
Taken on Mi Ik Rounds 33
Taken at Dairies 108
Total 141
Average composition of samples:—
Milk (excluding South Devon and Channel Islands Milks)
Solids not Fat 8.57
(Legal standard is 8.5%)
Milk Fat 3.82
(Legal standard is 3%)