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APPENDIX 26 (continued)
UNSATISFACTORY SAMPLES
Large wholemeal loaf (informal). - Contained mass of woven fabric. Legal
proceedings were taken and the bakers were fined £3, plus £5.5s.Od. costs.
Crescent roll (informal). - Contained one arm of large hairpin. Legal proceedings
were taken and the bakers were fined £5, plus £5.0s.0d. costs.
Slimcea bread (informal). — Contained part of winged insect of nature of
house fly. Legal proceedings were taken and the bakers were fined £5, plus
£5.5s.Od. costs.
Starch reduced crispbread (informal). — Claimed to aid slimming but no
statement to comply with Bread and Flour Regulations, 1063, that to do so must
form part of controlled diet. Letter sent to manufacturers.
Sliced bread (informal). — Contained 4" long nail file sandwiched between
two slices. A letter of warning was sent to the bakers concerned.
Slices of bread (informal). — Contained large steel nut. Legal proceedings
were taken and the bakers were fined £5, plus £3 costs.
Milk bottle (informal). — Contained mass of leaf tissue and mould growth.
A letter of w&rning was sent to the dairy firm.
Ham roll (informal). — Contained rodent excreta. Legal proceedings were
taken and the baker was fined £5, plus £3 costs.
Sausages, beef (formal). — Contained preservative, but no declaration made
to this effect. A letter of warning was sent to the retailer.
Sausages, pork (formal). — Contained preservative but no declaration made
to this effect. A letter of warning was sent to the retailer.
Blackcurrent Eclairs (informal). — Contained Vitamin C, as claimed, but
amount per ounce not stated as required by Labelling of Food Order. Manufacturers
subsequently modified label.
Gin (formal). — Contained only 67.9 per cent proof spirit instead of 70 per
cent stated on lebel. A letter of warning was sent.
Slymbread (informal). — Claimed to aid slimming but no statement to comply
with Bread and Flour Regulations 1963, that to do so must form part of a controlled
diet. Letter sent to manufacturers.
Starch Reduced Wheat Flakes (informal). — Claimed to aid slimming but no
statement to comply with Bread and Flour Regulations 1963, that to do so must
form part of a controlled diet. Letter sent to manufacturers.
Milk (informal). — Contained mould growth. Legal proceedings were taken
and the Dairy firm was fined £5, plus £3.3s,0d. costs.