[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames] page 73

Kingston upon Thames 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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Table: Chocolate FudgeThe fudge was coated with a chocolate substitute.A subsequent formal sample was reported to be genuine.

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Chocolate Fudge

The fudge was coated with a chocolate substitute.

A subsequent formal sample was reported to be genuine.

Ice Cream	Deficient in fat to the extent of 16$. The sample contained: Fat - 4.2$: Milk solids other than fat - 11c 2$o	Legal proceedings instituted. Fine £12. Costs of £5. and Public Analyst¹¹ s Fee £5.65 awarded.
Vegetable Pat^	The minimum quantity of Vitamin B1 present in each ounce of the food was not declared, The sample contained: Vitamin B1 - not less than 1 mg. per ounce.	Label amended following correspondence.
Pineapple Flavoured Syrup (Two samples)	Samples contained a dye not included in the permitted list of Colouring Matters in Food Regulations 1966.	Following correspondence with the manufacturers, the matter was referred to the Local Authority in whose district production took place.
Glycerine, Lemon and Honey Pastilles	The active ingredients of the pastilles were not declared as required by the Pharmacy and Medicines Act 1944o	Following correspondence the manufacturers agreed to omit the words "soothing and demulcent" from the label.
Cheese - full fat soft*	Contained mould in the folds of the wrapper.	The attention of the importer was drawn to the condition.
Beef Goulash	Deficient in meat to the extent of 29$. and did not carry the description required by the Canned Meat Product Regulations 1967. The sample contained total meat - 58$.	Raised with importer but correspondence not yet concluded.
Pork Sausages	Contained preservative which was not declared. The sample contained Sulphur Dioxide 310 parts per million by weight.	The retailer had failed to keep a preservative notice displayed.