View report page

It is perhaps possible that in certain cases of illness the use of glucose
instead of sugar is clinically desirable and where large quantities of
soluble carbohydrates in the form of sugar might be cloying, but claims
which suggest that glucose has some miraculous virtue not possessed by
other forms of sugar are nonsense
Amongst the samples which were reported as adulterated are two
described as Whole Orange Drink This is a most unfortunate term which
has arisen because such drinks are prepared from comminuted oranges
What is not made clear, however, is that they often contain only 10 to 15
per cent of fruit and that a further five -fold dilution before consumption
reduces the actual fruit content of the drank to 2 or 3 per cent. It is to be
hoped that a future revision of the Soft Drinks Order will make it compulsory
to specify the fruit content on the label of such articles
Finally, a word or two as to the dangers of pesticides residues in
foods. These could arise from the spraying of agricultural crops with one
or more of the numerous pesticides now available to farmers and some of
these are highly toxic to man In practice na danger is likely to arise if
the rules for use recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries
and Food are followed and, in particular, if the right concentration of
pesticide is used and sufficient time is allowed to elapse between spraying
and marketing From my own experience and that of other Public Analysts
there is no evidence of any hazard to health, but this is something which,
as in the case of the older insecticides and fungicides containing compound
of lead, arsenic and copper requires constant vigilance on the part of
Food and Drugs Authorities The samples submitted during 1961 included
fresh mushrooms, tomatoes and apples which-were examined specifically
for any toxic residues. None were detected
MILK SUPPLY
Food and Drugs Act, 1955
The Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960
The Borough of Sutton and Cheam is a specified area for the purpose
of the Milk (Special Designations) (Specified Areas) Order 1951, therefore
all milk sold in the Borough is designated milk
The Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1960 came into force on
the 1st January, 1961 in respect to dealers' licences. These regulations
consolidated and re enacted with amendments the Milk (Special Designation)
(Raw Milk) Regulations 1949 to 1954, and the Milk (Special Designation)
(Pasteurised and Sterilised Milk) Regulations 1949 to 1953 Theprincipal
changes are:-
(a) Dealers' licences (except for a few kinds granted by the Minister of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food) are granted by the food and drugs authority
for the area within which are situated the premises at or from which the milk
is pasteurised, sterilised, or sold, as the case may be dealers' licences
permit sales outside as well as inside the area of the licensing authority,
and supplementary licences are now discontinued
28