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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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| Date. 1984. | Sample. | Result of Analysis. | Action taken. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 7 | Sardines (3) | These samples on examination gave the following | Samples Nos. 1 and 2, None. Sample No. 3, consignment detained for further sampling. | |
| results :— Sample No. | Lead, parts per million. | |||
| 6 | ||||
| 2 | ||||
| *3 | 30 | |||
| „ 12 | Anchovy Paste (in tubes) | This sample on examination was found to contain lead and lead compounds equivalent to 8 parts of lead per million. Free from the presence of other metallic contamination and preservatives. | Eeported to the Ministry of Health. | |
| „ 12 | Mustard Paste (in tubes) | This sample on examination was found to contain lead and lead compounds equivalent to 2 parts of lead per million. Free from the presence of other metallic contamination and preservatives. Contains starch, of which there is no notification on the label. | Reported to the Ministry of Health. | |
| Sardines (3)* | These samples on analysis gave the following results:— | Under notice to export. | ||
| Sample No. | Lead, parts per million. | |||
| 33 | ||||
| 2 | 36 | |||
| 3 | 24 | |||
| „ 13 | Strawberries (preserved by chemicals). | This sample on examination was found to contain sulphite preservative equivalent to 2085 parts sulphur dioxide per million. | Warning letter to Importers. | |
| „ 13 | Grape Fruit Juice | This sample on examination was found to contain sulphite preservative equivalent to 675 parts of sulphur dioxide per million. | Released under Part III., Section 11, subsection (1) iii of of the Public Health (Preservatives,&c. in Food) Regulations. | |
| „ 12 | Containers of Food Pastes | These containers on examination gave the following results:— | Reported to Ministry of Health. | |
| Sample marked. | Lead. | |||
| Anchovy Paste | 0.010% | |||
| Mustard Paste | 0.023% | |||
| „ 21 | Sardines (2) | These samples on analysis gave the following results:— | None. | |
| Sample marked. | Lead, parts per million. | |||
| La Rose | ||||
| Martel | 7 | |||
| „ 26 | Sardines | Zada | 13 | None. |
| „ 27 | Sardines* | Les Trois Yiegas | 21 | Detained for further sampling. |
| „ 29 | Sardines (6)* | Les Trois Yiegas— | Consignment re-exported. | |
| 1 | 12 | |||
| 2 | 18 | |||
| 3 | 25 | |||
| 4 | 26 | |||
| 38 | ||||
| 6 | 13 | |||
| July 2 | Sardines | This sample on examination was found to contain 5 parts of lead per million. | None. | |
| „ 6 | Sardines (6)* | These samples on examination gave the following | Consignment re-exported. | |
| results:— | ||||
| Sample marked. | Lead, parts per million. | |||
| Les Trois Yiegas— | ||||
| No. 1 | 18 | |||
| No. 2 | ||||
| No. 3 | ||||
| No. 4 | 8 | |||
| No. 5 | 20 | |||
| No. 6 | 26 | |||