[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Sutton and Cheam]
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Table: The following details classify the type of irregularity or infringement and the action taken in connection with the nine unsatisfactory samples:-
The following details classify the type of irregularity or infringement and the action taken in connection with the nine unsatisfactory samples:-
Sample No.
Article Sampled
Type of Infringement
Action taken and Remarks
2991 (Informal)
Extra Glucose Confections (Bitter Lemon Flavour)
Labelling Infringement This article was made with sugar, corn syrup, and glucose, and labelled "All products contain Purified Medicinal Glucose Powder (Dextrose) giving partly increased food value". The replacement of the ordinary constituents of boiled sweets by dextrose monohydrate would tend to result in a lower calorific value and not a higher one, thus the claim for extra food value could not be accepted
Cautioned The manufacturers were informed of the infringement, and arrangements made for new labels to be printed omitting any claim for extra food value of these confections.
3069 (Informal)
Garlic Oil
Labelling Infringement 'Garlic Oil' was found not to be a satisfactory description of this article as it contained only a very low proportion of garlic oil, and was, essentially maize all flavoured with garlic oil
Cautioned The American Shippers were informed of the infringement, and they agreed to rectify the matter by having all future shipments of this article correctly labelled.
3025 (Informal)
Ice Lolly Syrup (Pineapple Flavour)
Labelling Infringement The ingredients of this article were not specified on the label contrary to the La belling of Food Order, 1953.
Cautioned After taking up the matter with the Manufacturers amended labels were received and the new wording approved.,
2981 & 2982 (Informal)
Milk
These samples taken from a local hospital were found to contain 3.5% and 3.51% milk fat and only 8,35% and 8.45% milk solids other than milk fat respectively. The minimum standard being 3% milk fat and 8.5% milk solids other than milk fat, under the Sale of Milk Regulations, 1939 However, the freezing point (Hortvet) test did not indicate the presence of added water.
Cautioned Formal samples were immediately taken in course of delivery at the Hospital and found to be satisfactory The Dairy Company concerned were informed of the deficiency and they stated that such a deficiency was very common at that time of the year (March), but steps were being taken to rectify the position.
