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Food and Drugs Act, 1938..—Altogether 422 samples were
taken and submitted to the Public Analyst for analysis under the
provisions of the above Act and of these 68 were formal, 353 informal
and 1 private. Twenty-three of these samples (7 formal,
16 informal) were reported as being non-genuine, the adulteration
thus being equivalent to 5.4% of the total samples examined.
Again Milk was the chief article sampled and out of a total of
52 samples three were found to be adulterated or below the standard
fixed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
No proceedings were instituted in respect of any of the adulterated
samples although two cases were referred to the Ministry
of Food for necessary action.
In addition to the samples analysed for the purposes of enforcement
of the Food and Drugs Act, a number of ex-naval stores,
not on sale to the public, were examined to ascertain their fitness
for human consumption.
Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923 and 1927.—
There were no samples taken under the above regulations
during the year.
Public Health (Condensed Milk) Regulations, 19231927.—Six
samples were taken and reported upon as genuine.
The composition and labelling of one sample did not conform to the
above regulations but these variations were permissible under
Regulation 60 CAA of the Defence (General) Regulations, 1944,
and consequently no action was necessary.