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Prosecutions under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts
during the year 1915.
No. of
Sample.
Article.
Adulteration
or Offence.
Result of Legal
Proceedings.
Fine.
Costs.
12v
Margarine
Served in plain
wrapper
Fined
£
s.
d.
£
s.
d.
0
7
6
0
12
6
25v
Milk
11.88% added water...
,,
5
0
0
2
12
6
37v
Margarine
2.26% excess of water
Dismissed. (Warranty
proved)
—
—
27w
c
Served in plain
wrapper
Fined
0
2
6
0
1
6
71w
,,
25% excess of butter
fat
,,
2
0
0
1
3
0
1x
Milk
5.34% fat abstracted
Withdrawn. (Warranty
proved)
—
—
62x
Butter
90% foreign fat
Fined
3
0
0
1
1
0
39x
Milk
7.8added water
,,
2
0
0
1
1
1)
46x
,,
4.24% ,,
,,
0
9
0
1
1
0
67x
,,
52.82% ,,
,,
3
0
0
I
1
0
69x
,,
25.76 % „
,,
10
0
0
1
1
0
22y
Butter
5.7% excess of water
,,
1
0
0
1
1
0
62y
,,
5.3%
,,
1
1
0
27z
Milk
16.34% fat abstracted
,,
2
0
0
0
10
6
50z
Margarine
Exposed for sale unlabeled
,,
0
3
0
1
1
0
74a
Milk
11% Boric acid
,,
2
0
0
—
8b
,,
5.1% added water
,,
2
0
0
—
55b
,,
6.66% fat abstracted
,,
0
10
0
1
11
0
77b
,,
5.06% added water
Dismissed. (Warranty
proved)
—
—
38d
,,
8.7% ,,
Withdrawn
-
—
73d
,,
Traces of Formalin
,,
-
-
74d
,,
,,
Withdrawn on payment
to the Council
of
2
2
0
75d
,,
,,
Fined
-
1
11
6
76d
,,
,,
Dismissed. (Warranty
proved)
—
—
77d
,,
,,
,,
—
—
78d
,,
Fined
2
2
0
2
2
0
65d
,,
Traces of Mystin
,,
3
0
0
2
12
6
59d
,,
,,
Dismissed
—
—
19f
,,
8.58% added water
,,
42f
Margarine...
Exposed for sale unlabeled
Fined
1
10
0
—
66f
Milk
26.67% fat abstracted
Dismissed. (Warranty
proved)
—
—
20G
,,
8.58% added water
Fined
2
0
0
1
0
0
16G
Butter
20% foreign fat
,,
2
0
0
1
1
0
35G
,,
40%
Dismissed
—
—
Total
44
4
0
25
19
0