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hung in the shop indicated that " Cream " was on sale
when "Preserved Cream" should have been stated.
Cautionary letters were sent to the vendors of six of
these creams, and the remaining vendor was prosecuted
for the absence of a declaratory label (see pages 39, 40,
41, and 50), and for selling preserved cream containing
'44 per cent, of boric acid, being in excess of the permissible
amount.
On the resumption of the sale of cream after the
war it was found that the existence of the Regulations
had been forgotten by many of the retailers, and it was
found necessary to send round a letter of warning as
to the conditions under which preserved cream may be
sold, if at all.
"APPEAL TO COW" SAMPLES
No samples of milk were taken direct from the cow
in 1921, as the occasion did not arise for taking such
samples.