[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley] page 98

Bromley 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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Nature of Unsatisfactory Sample	Remarks
(a) Serial No. F.C. 279 Milk. Composition: Internally the bottle showed staining in the neck region due to an adherent residue of a sand and cement mixture. Some had become loosened and was free in the milk.	Reported to Committee. Warning letter to Bottlers.
(1) Serial No. F.C. 283. Jam. Composition: Contained two pieces of common glass and also brown material 4/10 in. x 3/10 in.) which had the character of hardboard.	Reported to Committee. Warning letter to Manufacturers.
(1) Serial No. 1960. Apricot Jam. Composition: Soluble solids 66.1%. Probable fruit content 30%. Apricot Jam should contain not less than 40% fruit.	Correspondence with Importers.
(e) Serial No. F.C. 280 Bread. Composition: Embedded in the crust of the loaf was a dipterous fly, probably a crane fly; it had been subjected to a period of heating.	Reported to Committee Warning letter to Bakers.
(e) Serial No. F.C. 281. Bread. Composition: Associated with the loaf were three shcrt lengths of string encased in crumb.	Reported to Committee Warning letter to Baker.
(m) Serial No. F.C. 288. Butter Shortbread Biscuits. Composition: The edge of a number of the biscuits were soiled. The areas in question contained dark specks and a number of fibres both vegetable and synthetic.	Reported to Committee Warning letter to Manufacturers.
(e) Serial No. F.C. 290. Bread Rolls. Composition: The patchy discolouration of the crumb was due to the presence of charred farinaceous matter. Neither iron nor mineral oil were detected in the discoloured areas.	Reported to Committee. Matter drawn to attention of Baker.
(n) Serial No. 2035. Orange Drink. Composition: Sugar content at 43 per cent is not considered to be compatible with the description "triple concentrated" which implies three times the concentration of the drink as normally prepared for dilution, when the added sugar should be not less than 22.5 per cent.	Correspondence with Manufacturer. No further action.