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Article Total Samples Unsatisfactory
Procured
Milk 45 -
Butter 16 -
Cakes 5 -
Cheese 4 -
Cooked Meats 2 -
Cream 10 1
Currants 1 1
Drugs 21 -
Pish 9 -
Flour 1 -
Fruit Drink 1 -
Fruit Juice 1 -
Ground Nut Oil 1 -
Ice Cream 10 2
Lard 1 -
Liver 4 -
Marzipan 2 -
Minced Meat 3 -
Onion and Parsley Sauce 2 -
Peas 1 -
Sausage Meat 1 -
Sweets 1 -
Tomato Ketchup 1 -
Victoria Plums 5 -
Vinegar 3 -
White Pepper 1 -
Wines and Spirits 17 -
Totals 169 4
The total number of samples taken was down from 193 in 1954 to 169 in 1955,
but the finding of only 4 unsatisfactory samples was the lowest yet recorded
The following are the details from the Chief Officer's report on the unsatisfactory
samples:-
"Cream. This was a sample described as "Imitation Whipped Cream made with
pure Butter", The sample was found to contain only a small amount of butterfat
and a letter of caution was sent to the manufacturers.
Currants. This fruit contained maggot's and the matter was dealt with by
a warning letter from the Brentford & Chiswick Council (see page 32).
Ice Cream. Two samples of ice cream, procured from the same vendor, were
found to be deficient in fat, A caution was issued,
Merchandise Marks Acts, 1887 - 1926
116 inspections of shops were undertaken to ensure that the Marking Orders
relating to certain imported foodstuffs made under the Merchandise Marks Act,
1926 were complied with, 686 separate displays of meat, apples, tomatoes,
poultry, dried fruit were examined. Verbal cautions were given in respect of
minor infringements not being found so serious as to warrant more stringent
action.
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