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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
Hackney 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]
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23
ADULTERATED SAMPLES
Beef and Beans
An adverse report was received from the Public Analyst regarding the
informal sample of beef and beans. The meat content of the tin was 22% beef
and 78% beans and the description was misleading
A letter was received from the manufacturers stated that the product was
in the nature of an experiment but the line had since been discontinued,
Sauerkraut with Sausage and Braised Kidney
The Public Analyst reported that the list of ingredients printed on the
labels of the above samples did not comply with the Labelling of Pood Order
1953,
The wholesalers had been informed and they had stated that future
ments would be labelled correctly.