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Kingston upon Thames 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1955,
436 samples were submitted to the Public Analyst for examination
The ingredients should be shown in the correct descending order of proportion by weight.
| Cheese Spread | Deficient in milk fat to the extent of 6 per cent. The sample contained milk fat 18.8 per cent. | The manufacturers were unable to explain as their tests showed fat consistently in excess of 20%. Subsequent sample satisfactory. |
| Braised Kidneys | Deficient in meat to the extent of 4 per cent. The sample contained lean meat 70 per cent., fat 2 per cent., total 72 per cent. | The matter was taken up with the manufacturers who, it appeared, were not allowing sufficient margin for filling errors. A further sample is to be taken. |
| Pork Sausages | Deficient in meat to the extent of 13.8 per cent, and contained foreign matter in the form of a piece of string. The sample contained lean meat 28 per cent., fat 28 per cent.,, total meat 56 per cent -excess fat 6 per cent. | Manufacturers stated fat in the can was "boil out" from sausages and that the recipe for product meets statutory requirements. A further sample was taken and proved to be satisfactory . |
| Flour Plain | The sample contained no added chalk. | The manufacturers stated they were about to alter their creta preparata feeder which should assist in even mixing. |