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1329 (informal) cont.
Confectionery
Toffee Cigarettes.
producing and marketing under
Ministry of Pood licence. The
Pood Standards end Labelling
Division confirmed this and stated
that the firm had asked permission
to change the name to "sweet
cigarettes".
1333 (informal)
Soup, cream of chicken.
Contained only 1.5% of fat instead
of a minimum of 3½%
The manufacturers stated that this
can was. from old stock sold to a firm
on the strict understanding that it
would only be sold to caterers and
not to the general public. They
promised to pursue the matter and to
provide further information.
See No. 1354.
1345 (formal)
Sausages, pork.
Consisted of preserved pork sausages
containing 400 p.p.m. of sulphur
dioxide. Preservative not
disclosed.
The matter was taken up with
retailer, wholesaler and manufacturer
The retailer was positive there was'
no preservative label with the
sausages, the wholesaler said he
passed them on exactly as received,
whilst the manufacturers stated
"Although most careful investigation
has been carried out here we have
been unable to account for the
fact that this particular parcel
was sent out unlabelled". The
Council was satisfied that a
mistake had occurred and therefore
issued a warning letter to the
parties concerned.
1347 (informal)
Sherbet (Giant
Sherbet Fountain).
Consisted of sherbet of inferior
quality in which there was an
excess of cornflour and a deficiency
of sugar.
The packers stated the article
was not their current production
and they were unable to account
for the inferior quality of the
sherbet. They submitted for
analysis a sample of their current
sherbet (No. 1355) which was
favourably reported on by the
Public Analyst.
1353 (informal)
'Lucky Di' Junior
Kiddies Fountain.
Inferior quality. Excess of
starch.
It was ascertained that another
Council had expressed themselves
as satisfied with this powder
provided it was not described as
"sherbet". In the circumstances
the matter was not pursued.
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