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Of the 31 samples which were the subject of adverse comment by
the Public Analyst the majority were due to failure to comply with
labelling requirements. The provisions of the Labelling of Pood
Order, 1953 are designed to give information to the customer and to
this end require that most prepacked foods containing more than one
ingredient list the common or usual name. The ingredients should
be shown in the correct descending order of proportion by weight.
Details of the action taken in respect of adverse samples are
given below:-
Cinnamon Sugar.
The ingredienis sugar and cinnamon were not specified on the
labdl in the correct order. The vendor obtained the article in
a job lot from a liquidated company and was unable to ascertain
the name of the wholesaler or importer.
Cereal Mixture.
Consisted of a mixture of pulses with pearl barley. The
article was incorrectly described as cereal mixture and the
ingredients were not declared in the correct order of proportion
by weight. The matter was taken up with the manufacturers who
agreed to amend the label.
Croatff0
The Public Analyst reported that this article was not correctly
described on the front panel of the carton, although a satisfactory
description appeared on the back label. The manufacturers maintained
that the term 'groats' not only includes oats deprived of
their husks but milled oats and although it contained skimmed milk powder
did not agree to include "Fortified" in the description.
Yoghurt.
Low fat milk content. Although they were described as low fat
on the side of the carton, this description was missing from the
equally prominent metal cap closure. The manufacturers agreed to
qualify the description on the cap by adding the words "low fat".