[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam] page 18

Sutton and Cheam 1954

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

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Sample No.	Article Sampled	Infringement	Action taken
1874 (informal)	Vitaminised Margarine	Sample contained 2.750 parts per million of boron preservative which is 10% in excess of the prescribed maximum proportion allowed in the Public Health (Preservatives etc. in Food) Amendment Regulations 1953. The sample was also slightly rancid.	Complete withdrawal of all remaining stocks in various branch shops.
1885 (Informal)	Butterscotch	Labelling Infringement Sample contained 3.7% of butter-fat. Under the code of practice agreed Between the Ministry of Food and representatives of the chocolate and sugar confectionery trade, where the word "Butter" or a synonym is used without qualification in the description of sugar confectionery, the butter-fat content of the products shall not be less than 4%.	The manufacturers had included well over 4% of dairy butter - the ingredient mentioned on the label - but had not allowed for the normal moisture and sal't content of butter, which reduces the actual butter-fat content to only about 84% of the butter used. It was stated on behalf of the manufacturers that all possible steps would be taken in future to ensure a satisfactory product.
1917 (Informal]	Ground Almonds	This sample contained 10% of sugar.	It was stated that the ground almonds had been stored in a container which previously contains sugar, and this may account for the presence of sugar in the sample.
1936 (Informal)	Table Jelly	The Jelly failed to satisfy the setting test, and did not produce a clear Jelly sweet owing to the presence of a small quantity of organic debris and miscellaneous dirt..	Due to certain variations between the declared minimum net weight on the packages and the actual weight of the contents of the informal and repeat samples, the Public Analyst found it was not possible to fulfil the requirements of the Food Standards (Table Jellies) Order in carrying out the setting test. This difficulty will no doubt be overcome when the Food and Drugs Amendment Act 1954 comes into force, as it will then be possible to submit complete packages or containers as formal samples.