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Authority to take immediate steps to procure as soon as practicable
a sample of milk in the course of transit or delivery, from the wholesale
firm from whom he receives the milk. If the purveyor fails
to avail himself of this provision, though he purchased his milk with
a warranty, he would be unable to plead a warranty defence, in any
proceedings taken, in the event of the retail sample being reported
against.
During the year three purveyors requested that samples be
taken m the course of delivery from their wholesale firms, but as
it had been ascertained that the retail samples were genuine, they
were forthwith informed that under the circumstances the necessity
to take samples in the course of delivery did not arise.
The Artificial Cream Act, 1929.
The provisions of this Act are framed to regulate the manufacture
and sale of Artificial Cream. It also provides for the
registration (with certain reservations) of all premises where
artificial cream is manufactured, sold, or exposed for sale for
human consumption.
During the year two applications for registration under this
Act for the manufacture and sale of this article were made to this
Authority and granted.
The Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 1923-27.
During the year five samples of condensed full cream milk
sweetened were examined and found to conform to the required
composition.
The Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923-27.
Two informal samples of dried full cream milk and one informal
dried separated milk were examined and found to conform to the
required composition.
An informal sample submitted and marked "Liquid Milk
Powder" was found to be excessively high in total solids. Reference
to this sample is made in another part of this Report.
The Public Health (Preservatives, etc. in Food) Regulations,
1925-27.
All articles of food taken for analysis are examined for the
presence of a preservative.
Two samples of beef sausages (Nos. 437 and 839, see Table "B")
obtained during the year were found to contain a permitted preservative
viz., sulphur dioxide, but in quantities that did not
exceed the maximum amount allowed by the Regulations, viz.
450 parts per million. They were sold without notice to the purchaser
of the presence of a preservative, thus contravening one of
the provisions of the Regulations.
The appropriate committee directed in each instance that a
letter of caution be sent to the vendors.
Eight samples of cream were reported to be free from preservative.
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