[Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, High Wycombe Borough.

  • High Wycombe (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1968
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Credit: [Report 1968] / Medical Officer of Health, High Wycombe Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Unsatiafastory Samples Chutney This sample was one of ”Tomato and Sweet Pepper Chutney*^, the list ©f ingredients ©ontained the word. ’Ruta'bagas” <> I was of the opinion that the oommon ©r usual name for the prodmot in t.his somtiy was ” swede and that Rutabaga was the American .nameo It waSp thereforsp contended that this ingredient sbomld be included in the list as swede o It was also contended that, as there was a very high proportion ef swede, the product was not correctly described as Tomato and Sweet Pepper Chutney but that it was Swede, Tomato and Sweet Pepper Chutney» These matters are not yet resolyed and, as another Authority is now concerned in this matter it is not advisable at this stage to enlarge on the arguments put forwardo Fruit Squash A form of fruit drink labelled Sharbat Ro«ih Afzar, was found to be a flavoured syrup with little fruit juice and was fermentingo It is understood that the true drink is composed ©f concentrated fruit juiees and highly prized by Asianso Unfortunately, it was found to be ©Id stock and it was not possible to take a formal sampleo This sample has, however, acted as a pointer t® the necessity to sample products which are produced to attract a particfijlar section of the communityo Milk The unsatisfactory sample of milk concerned one with foreign matter iii the substanceo Proceedings were taken against the bottlers in this ©as© and fines were imposedo Wine These samples concern produsts which were labelled as Non Excisable Ruby Wine and Non Excisable G-inger Wineo Investigation proved them to be produced ;ln a small London firm (concerned w5,th production ®f soft drinks) and from a concentrate supplied to them with instructions to add water onljo The label as it stood was misleading as the words Non Excisable were in ve.ry small print against the terms Ruly Wins and Ginger Wine respectivelyo Enquiries led to the Soft Drinks Manufacturers Federation, informally to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Pood and the