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in most cases the Regulations were complied with,
both as regards the amount and variety of preservative
used.
In eight cases, consisting of three meats, three sausages
and two creams there were 1nfr1ngements of the Regulat1ons.
These are reported 1n the tables.
Condensed and Dr1ed M1lk Regulat1ons.
F1ve of the condensed m1lks exam1ned fa1led to comply
w1th the Regulat1ons.
They were all def1c1ent 1n fat.
The object1onable pract1ce of pol1sh1ng r1ce gra1ns
w1th talc or French chalk, wh1ch was very prevalent some
years ago, was d1scovered 1n two cases dur1ng the past year.
The amount of talc was small and after 1ssu1ng caut1ons
1ts use has apparently aga1n d1sappeared.
Two samples of pearl barley were also found to be
faced w1th small amounts of talc.
Milk.
287 samples of m1lk were exam1ned, of wh1ch 15
samples, or 5.23 per cent. were found to be adulterated.
Th1s 1s a cons1derable reduct1on on the prev1ous year when
the m1lk adulterat1on was 8.2 per cent.
The qual1ty of the m1lk supply generally was good, the
compos1t1on be1ng well up to average.
Other samples exam1ned dur1ng the year were :—
N1neteen samples of Rag Flock, four of wh1ch fa1led
to reach the standard of cleanl1ness requ1red by the Rag
Flock Act.
One sample of Food Colour.
Four lots of 1mported eggs 1n shell, 1n one case the
1mportat1on mark had been removed.
Albert E. Parkes F.I.C.
Publ1c Analyst.