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Unfortunately, since the end of the last war, there has
been no legal standard for the percentage of meat content
for sausages.
It would be of considerable assistance to local authorities
if the Food Standards Committee would recommend a prescribed
standard of meat content for sausages to the Minister.
Labelling of Food
A number of samples were taken where it was found
that the labels on the containers were not satisfactory, and
did not comply with the Labelling of Food Order, inasmuch
as the labels did not bear a true statement of the ingredients
of the article or that the food was mis-described, thereby being
liable to mislead the purchaser as to the true nature of the food
in the container.
The most outstanding of these were:—
Pasteurised Cream Cheese with Strawberry
The sample was found to consist of cream cheese and a
strawberry preparation containing 10 per cent. added sugar.
There was no indication on the label that this preparation
contained sugar.
French Beans
This sample on analysis was found to consist of dehydrated
french beans containing sulphur dioxide within the prescribed
limits.
To comply with the Order, this article should have been
described as "Dehydrated French Beans" and not merely
"French Beans" as stated on the label.
Peas
This sample was similar to that of the french beans and
should have been described as "Dehydrated Peas" or "Quick
Dried Peas "and not merely as "Peas" as stated on the label.
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