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TOMATO CREAM
This tomato preparation was sold in tubes and apart from the
description "Tomato Cream" it was additionally described as being
"Triple Concentrated Tomato Paste." Examination of the samples
showed that they were in fact a tomato puree or paste and were in
accord with the claim "Triple Concentrated However, the analysis
showed they included no appreciable quantity of added fat and that
the term "Tomato Cream" was not therefore an appropriate description
for the preparation.
The preparation was being sold by a firm of multiple grocers and
when enquiries were made it was found that the product had been
imported from Italy as long ago as 1956. The firm agreed immediately
to withdraw the product from sale.
PORK LUNCHEON MEAT
A sample of an English product was found to contain 72 per cent
of meat. There is no standard for meat content of luncheon meat
but the manufacturers agreed that after 1st October, 1959, they would
abide by the Code of Practice agreed between the Society of Public
Analysts and the Food Manufacturers' Federation which recommended
a meat content of 80 per cent.
MILK BREAD
A sample of milk bread was found to contain 0.6 per cent of nonfatty
milk solids. The Report on Milk Bread of the Food Standards
Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries & Food published
in October last, recommended that milk bread should contain at
least 4.2 per cent of milk solids calculated on the weight of the loaf.
This sample, therefore, contained only one-seventh of the amount
of milk solids considered proper to milk bread.
The baker when interviewed was under the impression that his
mix for this type of bread was quite satisfactory. He was in fact
using a well known brand of milk powder but his relying on "handfuls"
rather than scales appeared responsible for the deficiency in the
loaf produced.
In addition to these unsatisfactory samples, complaints were also
received during the year concerning a number of foodstuffs which
were not in a sound state when purchased or which contained foreign
bodies.
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