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Action Taken.
(a) Curry Powder (1471 Informal). A small canister when
opened by the analyst was found to be mouldy. Enquiry
from the retailer showed that the rest of the consignment
had been sold. A fresh supply was examined and found
satisfactory.
(b) Halibut Oil capsules (1505 Informal). A vitamin A content
of 7950 international units per capsule was found on
spectroscopic test, being 32,5% in excess of the minimum
stated on the label (" not less than 6,000 i.u. per capsule ").
The Analyst objected to such an excessive overage as being
unnecessary and bad in principle. The Committee decided
to take no action.
(c) Ice Cream—
(i) (1407 Informal) (1422 Formal). 5% milk solids other
than fat instead of 7½%. The manufacturer had misunderstood
the new regulation and had since revised
his recipe.
(ii) (1430 Informal). 5½% milk solids other than fat.
Similar results were being obtained by other
authorities as this particular manufacturer had a wide
area of distribution. Action already taken by a
nearby County Borough resulted in alteration of the
recipe.
(d) Lollies. (1444 Informal) consisted of skimmed milk containing
not more than 0.1% milk fat although advertised
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