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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bromley 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Nature of Unsatisfactory Sample | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|
| (d) | Serial No. 4938 Pasteurised Milk Composition: A brown film adherent to the inner surface of the bottle was due to mould growths. | Matter investigated. Warning letter to bottler. |
| (d) | Serial No. 4855 Pasteurised Milk Composition: Associated with the milk was a plastic bottle cap. | Matter investigated. Warning letter to bottlers. |
| (d) | Serial No. 4972 Pasteurised Milk Composition: The foreign matter consisted of a film of denatured milk in which mould had grown. Smaller areas up to i in. in diameter were noted adherent to the bottle surface as well as free in the milk. | Matter investigated. Warning letter to bottlers. |
| (d) | Serial No. 5001 Milk Bottle Composition: A deposit around the periphery of the internal surface of the base of the bottle was a set sand cement mixture. Normal washing processes would not remove it. | Matter investigated. Warning letter to bottlers. |
| (d) | Serial No. 4968 Separated Milk Composition: In the sealed bottle were three films of denatured milk in which mould had grown. Similar mould growths were also noted around the periphery of the base. | Matter investigated. Warning letters to manufacturer and vendor. |
| (z) | Serial No. 4894 Buttermilk, fat free Composition: The sample was not butter milk, which is a by-product of cream or butter manufacture, but a cultured product prepared from skimmed milk. It would be more aptly be described as Cultured Buttermilk. | Correspondence with manufacturers. Product relabelled—satisfactory. |
| (d) | Serial No. 4920 | Legal proceedings. Bottler fined £30 with £21 costs. |