[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney] page 68

Hackney 1972

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hackney]

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Sample	Analyst Report	Action Taken
Dried Prawn Powder	Contained total Volatile Nitrogen 105 milligrams per 100 grams. The total Volatile Nitrogen of fresh prawns is normally well below 30 milligrams per 100 grams. The Analyst was of the opinion that the prawns had undergone some spoilage before or during drying.	Farther samples to be taken.
Gin	Contained gin at 70% proof 85.9%, water 14.1%.	Referred to Borough Solicitor for legal proceedings.
Black Olive Oil	Contained free fatty acids calculated as oleic acid 4.4%. The free fatty acid content of Olive Oil BP. does not normally exceed 1% and on this standard the sample was very rancid at the time of production.	Imported Food. Correspondence with Importers.
Trachanas Soup	Was not labelled with a list of Ingredients as required by the Labelling of Food Order 1953.	Imported Food. Correspondence with Importers.
Concentrated Acetic Acid	Contained 27.5% Acetic Acid which is in excess of the declared amount to the extent of 52.8%. It is usual to apply a tolerance of 10% in official standards and this sample was well above this tolerance.	The manufacturers were contacted and agreed to investigate and correct their bottling methods. A further sample was taken and was found to be satisfactory.
Frankfurters in Brine	Contained meat, including fat 62.6%, calculated on drained weight. Under the Sausage and Other Meat Product Regulations 1967 "Frankfurters in Brineare required to have ameat content of not less than 70% on the drained weight of the sausage. The sample was deficient, therefore, to the extent of 7.4% or 9.5% of the minimum required amount.,	Referred to Borough Solicitor for legal pro-