London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kingston upon Thames 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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514 samples of foods and drugs were submitted to the Public Analyst
for examination.
72
The ingredients should be shown in the correct descending order of proportion by weight.
| Milk, Channel Island | Contained added water. The sample contained: Milk fat 4.43%; milk solids other than milk fat 8.59%; added water 1.5% and the freezing point(Hortvet)of the sample was -0.531°C. | Thorough investigation and warning given. Follow-up samples were satisfactory. |
| Danish Bacon Savouree | Not of the quality expected. The sample was old stock and the meat was discoloured by contact with corroded areas of the can. | This was old stock. The department was unsuccessful in obtaining the name and address of the importer and in finding any more exposed for sale. |
| Chocolate - Strawberry filled | Contained preservative not permitted for use in any of the ingredients of the sample. The sample contained: 640 p.p.m. of sorbic acid in the filling equal to 150 p.p.m. in the whole sample. | The retailer ceased to trade. The matter was taken up with the importer who stated that the import of these chocolates had ceased following a consignment being stopped at the port of entry. |
| Pappadoms | Contained foreign matter. Three of the biscuits had coarse vegetable fibres attached to them. | The matter was raised with the importer. |
FOOD AND DRUGS ACT. 1955.
Of the 22 samples which were the subject of adverse comment by the
Public Analyst several were due to failure to comply with labelling requirements.
The provisions of the Labelling of Food Order, 1953 and the
Labelling of Food Regulations, 1970 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.