This report summarises results from UK Official Control testing. Authenticity testing was carried out on 437 samples including meat and meat products, herbs and spices, basmati rice, coffee, cheese and olive oil with 97% reported as authentic and two reported as inconclusive. The main commodities with authenticity issues identified were oregano with 13% of samples containing other leaf types and basmati rice with 10% of the basmati rice samples reported as having been adulterated with non-basmati rice varieties or in one instance having no approved basmati varieties at all. Compositional analysis was carried out on 689 samples and 58 were reported as unsatisfactory in this respect by the Public Analysts. The fat content of 27% of the 30 milks tested were outside the permitted limits. Composition checks on a total of 265 meat and meat products showed 14% did not comply with requirements, low meat content being the most common reason. The water content of joints of meat was checked. 1 of the 50 samples was reported as unsatisfactory. Olive oils did not meet appropriate compositional characteristics in 11% of samples tested.
