[Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1958
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Credit: [Report 1958] / Medical Officer of Health and School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4$ Article No. of Remarks samples Lemon Sqnasli 1 Failed to satisfy the Food Standards (Soft Drinks) Order, 1953. Makers attention drawn to Ihe requirement. Lo-llipop (Informal) 1 Stated to contain “ Fruit Acid ” which, in the opinion of the Public Analyst, does not indicate the true nature of the ingredient. This information passed to the officer in whose area Ihe article was made so that he could deal with the manufacturer. Marmalade (Homo made) 1 Deficient in sugar content. Deficiency drawn to the attention of the makers who agreed to increase the amount. Meat Paste 1 Deficient in meat content. Deficiency drawn to the attention of the makers who agreed to increase the meat content. Meat Paste, potted 1 The Public Analyst is of the opinion that “ Potted Meat ” and “ Meat Paste ” are two distinct articles and therefore the description “ Potted Meat Paste ” is a contradiction of terms. The maker’s attention lias been drawn to this and he has decided to call it “Meat Paste ” in future. Meat, potted 2 One formal—one informal. Result of formal follow-up in con- nection with the informal sample taken was satisfactory. Legal proceedings taken against the producer of the formal sample- convicted. Milk 1 10 per cent, deficient in milk fat. In the course of investigation, twelve samples were taken from twelve churns. Of these three contained less than three ]>er cent, milk fat. The average quality of the milk contained in all the 12 churns did, however, satisfy the presumptive standard. In consequence of this the retailer has been advised to bulk his supplies and to ensure that the milk fat was evenly distributed throughout the milk. Milk. Jersey - 1. Legal Proceedings—Deficient in milk fat. Convicted. Producer previously cautioned. 1. Cautioned—Deficient in milk fat. Oxygin (Informal) 1 Sample contained no alcohol. 'Manu- facturers have agreed to add the words “ Non-alcoholic ” on their labels. Puppodums 1 Sample contained starch resembling rice starch and its presence should he declared on the list. The maker’s attention was drawn to this.