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FOOD & DRUGS (cont.)
The Analyst's report and details of action taken on
contravening samples were as follows:-
1828 (informal)
Sausage - beef.
Consisted of preserved beef
sausages containing 250 p.p.m. by
weight of sulphur dioxide.
Manufacturer (a local butcher) did
not use preservative but had failed
to notice that the spices he was
using did contain S02. Suitable
notice subsequently exhibited in
shop.
1849 (informal)
Steak and kidney pie.
No recognisable kidney was detected.
Manufacturer (a small local trader)
stated kidney used for flavouring
only. In future to be described as
"Steak pies".
1863 (informal)
Soup, cream of chicken.
The sample contained 2.6% of total
fat and 0.3% of butterfat, whereas
a product sold as cream soup which
contains less than 1½% of butterfat
should have a total fat content of
not less than 3½%.
Manufacturers stated that this tin
was five years old and they were
quite unable to account for the
deficiency. They withdrew from
sale any of that batch of soup which
was traceable. A sample of their
current production was found to be
satisfactory.
1864 (informal)
Cake mix.
1868 (informal)
Cake mix.
These articles contained the
ingredients for making the basic cake
but not for the icing and filling
although the front panels of the
cartons bore illustrations of cakes
complete with icing and filling.
1864 - Manufacturers decided to
discontinue this line.
1868 - Matter taken up with
manufacturers who agreed that all
offending illustrations will be
omitted from their advertising matter,
and on the next replacement of stocks
of cartons a new design and printing
will be adopted.
1869 (informal)
Cake mix.
This article contained the ingredients
for making the basic cake and for the
icing, but an additional ingredient,
namely margarine, is required for
making the filling. The carton in
which this article was sold included
on the front panel an illustration of
a cake complete with icing and filling,
but there was no indication on this
panel that an additional ingredient was
required for making the complete cake
as illustrated. Correspondence with
manufacturers. No decision reached.
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