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Irish Stew.
The sample contained 7.5% cooked peas which were not declared
in the list of ingredients. The packers regretted
that the peas were not listed in the ingredients and stated
that the Company had ceased manufacture of this product some
months before the sample was procured.
Butter Sponge Bar.
The sponge contained no butter fat and was subsequently
sampled by the formal procedure.
Cascara Tablets B.P.
The tablets were dispensed,in terms of Imperial Weight
and not Metric Weight. Following correspondence the tablets
withdrawn from sale.
Turtle Soup.
The list of ingredients included the term "other amino
acids". This is a generic and not a specific term. The
manufacturers stated that the sample was old stock and that
current labels conform.
Tinted Drawees.
The sample contained Blue VRS which is a colouring matter not
included in the list of permitted colouring matters in the Colouring
Matter in Food Regulations, 1966.
The manufacturer stated that this was old stock as Blue VRS
had been replaced by G-reen S for some time. Arrangements were
made to check stocks and replace as necessary and cartons were
to be coded to assist in effective stock rotation.