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Report—Public Analyst.
V.—Meat.
The 8 samples examined consisted of beef sausages,
which were found to be "legally genuine." On this
point it is interesting to recall the fact that many years
ago, soon after the passing of the Act, the sausage question
was fought out in a case, where I attempted to stop
the addition of bread, as I held and still maintain, that a
beef sausage should only consist of chopped beef and
seasoning, but, after hearing a mass of trade evidence to
the effect that a London beef sausage was always composed
of beef, bread, and seasoning and could not be satisfactorily
produced commercially otherwise, the case was
dismissed. The law thus made still stands uncontradicted
and the result is that as much bread as the vendor
chooses may be stuck in and the article sold as a "beef
sausage." It appears to me that the name should be
"beef and bread sausage" and that the term "beef
sausage" should be reserved for an all beef article at a
proportionately higher price.
VI.—Spirits.
All five samples of spirits were found up to legal
strength.
In conclusion, I can only once more emphasise the
fact that the gratifying results I have the satisfaction to
report are entirely due to the system of continuous daily
ipspection originated and since consistently carried out
by the Board with unfaltering regularity.
JOHN MUTER, PH.D ; F.r.S.E., F.I.C.
Public Analyst.