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FOOD & DRUGS (Cont.).
The Analyst's report and details of action taken on
contravening samples were as follows:-
2097 (informal)
Sardines in Tomato
Contained 4.2% of salt which was
not declared on the label.
Importers agreed to arrange with
Portugese packers for words
"Salt added" to be printed on the
tins.
2104 (informal)
Chicken - chopped.
Deficient in chicken meat. This
was a follow-up of sample No.2072
taken in 1958. Packing takes
place in Holland and the importers
state the basis of the mixture is a
95% meat content. They think they
have traced the reason for the
inconsistency of mix and believe
the trouble has been overcome.
This is still to be confirmed, but
the manufacturers agreed to bring
into use a new label which would
more accurately describe the article.
2130 (informal)
Dietetic Orange Squash
The wording on the label was not
correct in several respects.
Correspondence took place with the
manufacturers who agreed to. bring
into use a new label which would
more accurately describe the article.
FOOD & DRUGS ACT. 1955.
Foreign bodies in food.
(i) Mould in Sausage Roll. A resident complained about mould
found in a sausage roll which had been purchased at a local
public house. The Council decided that legal proceedings be
instituted under section 2 of the Food & Drugs Act, 1955.
The licensee was fined £5. and the Council awarded £2.2.0.costs.
(ii) Foreign object in bread. A complaint was received from
a local hospital that a member of the staff had found embedded
in a slice of wrapped bread a small metal object. The matter
was investigated and the manufacturers traced the source of the
object and were doing everything they could to see that this
did not happen again. The Council decided to send a warning
letter to the manufacturers.
(iii) Glass in Loaf. A resident complained about a piece of
glass found in a loaf purchased at a local shop. The
observations of the manufacturers were submitted, and the
Council decided that a warning letter be sent to them.
(iv)Mould in Sausago Roll. A resident complained about mould
found in a sausage roll which he had purchased from a shop
in the Borough. The observations of the retailer were
submitted. The Council decided that in this case a warning
letter be sent to the retailer.
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