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Sweet Tops.
False description of one of the ingredients. The manufacturer
amended the list of ingredients to include glucose syrup.
Hot Milk.
Contained 40% of added water. Legal proceedings were instituted and
a fine of £10 with £1.14.6. costs was imposed.
Dietetic Tinned Processed Peas.
One of the ingredients was not properly described in accordance with
the Labelling of Food Order, 1953. The manufacturers agreed to amend the
label.
Dairy Butter Toffees.
The Analyst was of the opinion that a sweet described in this way must
contain no fat other than butter, whereas this sample contained 5.4% butter
fat and 20.1% fat other than butter fat. This is to be followed up by a
formal sample.
Strawberry Milk Shake.
Misleading description. The article was described on the label as
"Milk Shake Syrup Sugar Glocuse Fruit Juice" which was considered to imply
that the syrup was made with these three ingredients only whereas it contained
colouring, flavouring and preservative in addition. This was taken
up with the manufacturers who stated that a slip bearing the list of
ingredients should have been placed on the bottles below the side label but
it appeared that Some had been despatched without the addition of this slip.
It was agreed to include all the ingredients on the main label in future.
Mixed Peel.
This sample was slightly deficient in soluble solids 63.2% instead of
a minimum of 62%. The packers stated that their imported peel varied
from 65 - 70% soluble solids.
Sleepwell.
The inner container of this sample, which was recommended as a
medicine, did not bear a label specifying the appropriate designation of
the substance or of the constituents or ingredients as required by the
Pharmacy & Medicines Act, 1941. After correspondence, immediate steps
were taken to rectify the omission.