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14g
Informal Samples.—In addition to the samples purchased
officially in 1937, a number of samples were purchased without
the usual formalities required to comply with the terms of the Food
and Drugs Adulteration Act. These samples are known as informal
samples and are really " feelers " to test the probity of the vendor
without exciting his suspicion. The results were :—
Name of Article.
Gen.
Adult,
Total.l
Name of Article.
Gen.
Adult
Total.
Almonds (Ground)... 4 — 4
Arrowroot ... ... 2 — 2
Cloves (Ground) ... 1 — 1
Cheese, Lemon ... 1 — 1
Crab, Dressed (canned) 1 — 1
Cream (Canned) ... 7 — 7
Curd, Lemon ... 1 — 1
Currants 1 — 1
Faggots 1 — 1
Flour ... ... 1 — 1
Flour (Self-raising) 1 — 1
Fruit (Mixed) ... 1 — 1
Ginger (Ground) ... 2 — 2
Herrings in Tomato
Sauce (Canned) ... 4 — 4
Iodine, Tincture of 4 4
Jam ... ... 1 — 1
Jelly 2 — 2
Kipper Snacks
(Canned) 1 — 1
Lemon Curd ... 1 — 1
Marmalade ... 1 — 1
Meat Pie ... ... 4 — 4
Meat Pieces ... 2 — 2
Milk 41 2 43
Milk (Condensed
S.F.C.) 6—6
Milk (Condensed S.S.) 5 — 5
Mincemeat 2 — 2
Mustard ... ... 3 ■— 3
Nutmeg (Ground) ... 1 — 1
Oil (Camphorated) 1 — 1
Oil (Olive) ... ... 1 — 1
Ointment (Boracic) 3 — 3
Ointment (Zinc) ... 3 — 3
Paste (Fish) ... 1 — 1
Pepper ... ... 3 — 3
Peel (Chopped) ... 1 — 1
Pickles 2 — 2
Powder (Custard) 1 — 1
Powders (Grey) ... 2 — 2
Pudding (Black) ... 2 — 2
Raisins 2 — 2
Roll and Butter ... 3 1 4
Salmon (Canned) ... 4 — 4
Sardines ... ... 5 1 6
Sauce 1 — 1
Sauce (Mint) ... 1 — 1
Sausages ... ... 9 — 9
Saveloys ... ... 1 — 1
Scone and Butter ... 3 — 3
Sild 4 — 4
Spice (Ground) ... 1 — 1
Suet (Shredded) ... 2 — 2
Sugar ... ... 1 — 1
Sultanas ... ... 2 — 2
Tomatoes (Canned) 1 — 1
Tripe ... ... 1 — 1
Vinegar ... ... 1 — 1
Vineyar (Malt* ... 4 — 4
Lead in Sardines.—One sample of sardines last year was
found to contain 40 parts per million of lead, a dangerous but
fortunately unusual quantity. They were of Portuguese origin,
and it appeared that before canning the sardines are cooked on
metal grilles composed of an alloy which, in some cases in Portugal,
contains an undue proportion of lead.
Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations 1923-1927,
and the Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations
1923-1927.
Examination of condensed milk exposed for sale has been
made throughout the year, and 11 samples were taken for
examination. No contravention of the Regulations was observed.