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Pork Sausages
Three of the seven samples of pork sausages examined were found
to be unsatisfactory.
Although there is still no official standard for the meat content of
pork sausages nevertheless the tentative standards recommended by the
Association of Public Analysts are widely adhered to. The meat content
of one of the sausages examined was found to be not in accord with
this minimum standard of 65 per cent of meat. Our examination showed
the sausage to contain 54 per cent of meat being therefore deficient in
meat to the extent of 11 per cent.
The other two pork sausages were both satisfactory in respect of
their meat content but both contained sulphur dioxide preservative to
the extent of 240 and 260 parts per million respectively. The use of
sulphur dioxide preservative to the extent of 450 parts per million is
permitted in pork sausages by the Preservative Regulations provided
that a declaration of the presence of preservative is given to the purchaser
Chicken Noodle Soup
Reference has been made in a number of previous reports to the
newer type of soup powder, or packeted soup, now on the market.
Attention was drawn to another of these soups during the present
year. As in the case of previous soup powders to which attention
was drawn the composition of the article was found to be in substantial
accord with the declaration of ingredients given on the label.
Soup prepared according to the directions given on the label, however,
would contain lean chicken meat and chicken extractives equivalent
to only one per cent of lean chicken meat. In our opinion the
propotion of chicken meat in the final soup is poor for an article described
as "Chicken Noodle Soup."
Slice of a Current Loaf
This sample consisted of the larger part of a slice of currant bread
together with a dark brown mass which represented the missing, smaller,
part of the slice of bread after it had been chewed.
Examination of the dark brown mass showed that it consisted
essentianty of a mixture of dough and a small quantity of dirty mineral
oil together with some dried fruit.
Examination of the portion of the slice of bread showed the presence
of a number of small black particles embedded in the broken edge.
Examination of these black particles showed that they consisted of a
similar mixture of dirty dough and mineral oil similar to that in the
dark brown mass referred to above.
Legal proceedings were taken in this case.
Pork Pie
This sample consisted of a small portion of a meat pie including both
a portion of pastry and some meat filling, and was submitted for examination
following a complaint that it contained a foreign substance. Our
examination of this sample showed the presence of a soft shiny black
body about ¼" diameter embedded in the meat filling and also some
black stains on the inside of the crust.