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Canned Stewed Steak
I
Contained a large piece of
inedible connective tissue.
686
Celery Soup Mixture
I
Contained Cornflour 15 per
cent., the presence of which
was not disclosed on the label.
508
Uncooked Flaky Pastry
I
Slightly mouldy.
504
Influenza Mixture
I
Contained chloroform not
disclosed on the label.
755
Canned Sterilised Cream
I
Excessive lactose and mineral
matter indicating this was not
genuine cream.
519
Orange Colouring
I
Contained benzoic acid (an
added preservative) which is
not permitted in colouring
matters.
The foods examined during the year were as follows:-
Ale 3
Baking powder 4
Butter 6
Cereals 6
Cheese and cheese spread 15
Confectionery 73
Coffee 13
Cream 12
Christmas pudding 6
Cooking fat 4
Custard powder 8
Cornflour 5
Canned vegetables 17
Canned and Dried Fruit 36
Drinking Chocolate 6
Fish 35
Fruit Juice 10
Flour 15
Ice-cream 36
Jam 6
Jellies 12
Meat products 43
Margarine 4
Marmalade 5
Milk 287
Medicines 20
Mincemeat 5
Pepper 3
Pickles and Sauces 33
Rice 9
Soft Drinks 20
Sugar 5
Salad Cream 7
Shredded suet 7
Spice 9
Soup 17
Tea 6
Tomato puree 4
Vinegar 9
Whisky 5
Others 167
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