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Hornchurch 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hornchurch]

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LIST B

SAMPLES SUBMITTED TO PUBLIC ANALYSTS AND FOUND TO BE ADULTERATED OR UNDER STANDARD etc.

Sample No.ARTICLE (General description)Nature of Adulteration or IrregularityAction Taken
INF.2238Cherries in Strawberry JellyPoor in respect of its content of cherries. No reference to strawberry juice or fruit in list of ingredients.Description on labels being amended.
INF. 2276Irish Coffee Milk Chocolate, etc.Insufficient whiskey to justify the label.Description on label amended.
INF. 2265Chicken Noodle Soup.Meat content on the poor side.Distributors agreed to discuss matter with foreign Manufacturers and alter contents or amend label.
INF.2278Lemon Spread.In accord with Order but label "Full fruit standard" misleading.When present stocks exhausted new amended labels to be issued.
INF.2354Ice Lolly.Stated on the label to contain ice cream but no ice cream was found to be present.Formal sample sought but not obtainable.
INF. 2361Fillets of Mackerel in tomato and edible oil.Contained 300 parts per million of sulphur dioxide. No provision is made in the Public Health (Preservatives etc., in Food) Regs. for the preservation of fillets of Mackerel.Formal sample sought, but not obtainable in tomato. Formal sample in edible oil satisfactory.
INF. 2447Hi-Protein Bread.Protein content was below the recommended standard for "High Protein Bread"No contravention of existing regulations.
INF. 2462Casserole Steak.Meat content poor.Standards for meat content of canned meat under review by Food Standards Committee. Facts reported to them.

It will be seen that the degree to which the samples were substandard
was generally small. Informal approach does, however, often secure
a measure of satisfaction in this instance which would be impossible to
obtain through statutory action.