[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam] page 16

Sutton and Cheam 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]

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Sample No and date taken	Article	Infringement	Action Taken
1670 12. 2. 53	Chocolate Roll Flavour (Informal)	Sample contained 1.6% of chocolate as dry fat-free cocoa matter instead of not less than 4%.	In view of the many conflicting issues involved regarding the use of and the import of the term "Flavour" when used in connection with this type of article and the prior approval given by the Ministry of Food no further action was taken in this case.
1673 8.4.53	caramels (Butter content) (Dutch Product) (Informal)	Sample devoid of butter fat. Contained 12.3% of hardened coconut oil.	Retailer Warned Vendor genuinely under the impression that the caramels contained butter. Show card indicated caramels had butter content. Immediately withdrawn upon representation.
1773 3. 11.53	Butter Cream Fudge. (Irish product) (Informal)	Sample contained 2.3% of butter fat, instead of not less than 4%.	Retailer Warned Unaware that under the terms of a code of practice agreed between the Ministry of Food and the Chocolate and Sugar Confectionery trade where the word "butter" or a synonym is used without qualification in the description of sugar confectionery that the butter fat content of the products shall not be less than 4%. Should further supplies be obtained the sweets will not be described as Butter Cream Fudge.
1779 3.11. 53	Peppermint and Glucose Lozenges (Informal)	Sample contained only a fifth of the proportion of Peppermint Oil stated in the formula.	Warning The distributors assert, and it is agreed, that some loss in peppermint oil is to be expected during manufacture and storage of this article. The manufacturers state that alterations are being made both in the production and packlng of this product to avoid the loss of oil.
1783 9. 12. 53	Chemical Food (Informal)	This sample which was taken on 9.12. 1953 bore a label which stated that the Chemical Food had been prepared according to the British Pharmacopoeia.	Chemist Informed The retailer was told that the British Pharmacopoeia 1948 ceased to have effect on 1st September 1953 and that Chemical Food is not now included in the British Pharmacopoeia.