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Curry Pasta.
This sample contained salt which was not specified on the
label as required by the Labelling of Food Order, 1953.
The matter was raised with the distributors and arrangements
have been made for the label to be amended.
Lemon Pickle.
This sample also contained salt which was not specified on
the label.
This was raised with the manufacturers who agreed to amend
their label.
Creamed Mushrooms,
This was considered a misleading description. The sample
consisted of sizeable pieces of mushroom in a white sauce that was
devoid of cream. The word "creamed" could apply to a finely
comminuted mushroom product that had been subjected to the culinary
process of creaming, or to mushrooms in a sauce in which cream is
a major ingredient.
The matter has been raised with the manufacturers but has not
yet been finalised.
Shandy.
The sample contained 1.3 per cent, proof spirit, whereas in
the opinion of the Public Analyst, shandy should contain not less
than 1.5 per cent. On drawing the manufacturers' attention to
the deficiency they stated that they subscribed to 1.5 per cent.
minimum and expressed their regret.
Pesticides in Food Surrey.
With other Food and Drug Authorities the Council has continued
to participate in a scheme to ascertain the extent of contamination
of foodstuffs by toxic chemicals. A collated report will be
published but is not yet available.