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Pickles 1 jar Rennet 1 packet
Pork 16 lbs. Roe 4 stone
Potatoes 2 tons Suet 1 packet
Raisins 27 lbs. Spaghetti 10 lbs.
Food Sampling
The Public Control Department of the Middlesex County Council
has supplied the following information of food and drugs sampling
in the Borough during 1955:-
Milk. Two samples of hot milk from a cafe contained added
water, due to the method of heating the milk. An official
caution was issued. A sample of milk, taken on delivery to the
same cafe, was found to be slightly deficient in fat but as the
deficiency was found to be due to natural causes no further action
was taken.
Cakes. A cake, described and sold as a "cream filled roll",
contained only imitation cream. A letter of warning was sent to
the retailer.
Drugs. A sample of camphorated oil was found to be deficient
in camphor. The follow-up samples proved genuine and no
further action was taken.
Iced Lollies. Two samples of "fruit lolly" had no fruit
juice present; letters of caution were sent to the manufacturers.
Liver. Two samples of "lamb's liver" obtained from a firm
of butchers were found to be pig's liver. An official caution
was issued. Later two samples obtained from the same firm and
sold as "lamb's liver" were found to be a mixture of pig's and
lamb's liver. Proceedings were instituted and the firm was fined
£4.4. 0d. and ordered to pay £3.3.0d. costs. Two further samples
of "lamb's liver" - from a different firm - were found to be pig's
liver. Proceedings were authorised in this case and the firm
fined £2.2.0d. and ordered to pay £4.4.0d. costs.
Pears. Imported Italian pears contained an excess lead
content due to the Italian use of poisonous insecticides. In
this particular instance the importer could not be traced: but
the same state of affairs was. disclosed in sampling throughout the
County and appropriate representations have been made with a view
to preventing re-occurrence of the trouble with the next Italian
crop.