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of the Kensington Borough Council who asked the Ministry to appoint
the Committee of experts in order that the amount of boric acid which
may be put into cream should be definitely agreed upon.
It is no longer permitted in any case to add preservative to milk.
The Ministry of Health require the Medical Officer of Health to
report on the administration of the above-mentioned Regulations and
for convenience the report has been drawn up under the following
headings:—
Report for the Year ended 31st December, 1922.

Nature of preservative in each case in column (b) and action taken
under the Regulations in regard to it.
0.29 per cent, boric acid. Vendor gave written explanation and was
officially cautioned.
2. —Cream sold as Preserved Cream, 7.
(a) Instances in which samples have been submitted for analysis to
ascertain if the statements on the label as to preservatives were
correct 7.
1. Correct statements made, 7.
2. Statements incorrect, nil.
3. Percentage of preservative
found in each sample —
0.25, 0.29, 0.29 0.30, 0.32,
0.36 0.36, per cent, by weight
Percentage stated on
Statutory label- -
0.40, per cent, by weight.
(b) Determinations made of milk fat in cream sold as preserved
cream: —1. Above 35 per cent., 7.
2. Below 35 per cent., nil.
(c) Instances where (apart from analysis) the requirements as to
labelling or declaration of preserved cream in Article V (1) and
the proviso in Article V (2) of the Regulations have not been
observed :—nil.
(d) Particulars of each case in which the regulations have not been
complied with, and action taken: —nil.
3.—Thickening substances.
(a) Any evidence of their addition to cream or to preseryed cream, nil
(b) Action taken where found, nil.
4, —Other observations (if any), nil.