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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

Sutton and Cheam 1956

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

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Sample No.Article SampledType of InfringementAction Taken
A965 (Formal)"Warm" Milk.This sample contained 2.3% of milk fat and 9.08% of milk solids other than milk fat as Judged by the sale of Milk Regulations 1939. The sample was deficient in milk fat - the deficiency corresponding to the abstraction of 23% of milk fat . The minimum limit of the above named Regulations for milk fat is 3%.Cautioned. The sample was purchased at a Caffe which had recently changed hands. One of the partners admitted that she had removed a little cream for a trifle and further stated that she was unaware of the Regulations as to the sale of milk at a Caffe as it was a beverage for which they were seldom asked. A warning was issued as the abstraction did not appear to be intentional and an assurance received that the offence would not be repeated.
2273 (Informal)Milk Chocolate VermicelliAnalysis revealed the sample to be cake decorations prepared with cornflour, sugar, skimmed milk powder and margarine or similar fat. Milk chocolate is prepared with full-cream milk powder and the use of skimmed or partly skimmed milk powder is a form of adulteration. This article therefore is not entitled to the description "Milk Chocolate vermicelli".Cautioned. The manufacturers were told that the basic description of the article should be cake decorations and that no exception would have been taken if the article had been sold as Chocolate Vermicelli cake decorations. it was further suggested that the outstanding stocks held by the manufacturers could be used up by the adoption of a description of this nature in any future sales. The amount of stock held by the retailers was negligible and it was stated the "line" would not be renewed at present.

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Sampling Observations. it will be seen from the detailed
classification that of two hundred and fifteen samples taken
during the year 2.32% were found to be other than genuine and
labelling infringements accounted for a further 1.86%, making
a total of 4.18%.
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