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Condensed Milk.
Twenty-six condensed milks were specially examined for
compliance or otherwise with the requirements of the
Condensed Milk Regulations. They were all found to fulfil
these requirements, both in respect of, composition and in
regard to the volume of milk yielded on dilution.
Cream.
Six samples of cream and six of tinned cream analysed
during the year were all free from preservatives, colouring
matter and other foreign substances. The tinned samples
were free from metallic contamination.
Butter, Margarine, Lard.
Forty-two samples of butter, seven of margarine and
seven of lard were examined, and all of these proved to be
of genuine composition in regard to the fat and to contain
no excess of water.
Cheese.
Seven specimens of cheese were submitted for analysis
during the year, and of these one was reported inferior
and two adulterated. The latter were of the tin-foil
wrapped type and contained excessive amounts of tin. The
generally accepted maximum limit for tin in foodstuffs is
two grains per pound, whereas these contained 14 grains
and 4.9 grains respectively; that is, seven times the limit
in the one case and nearly two and a-half times times in
the other. Both of these were purchased from the same
vendor, the remaining stock being seized and condemned.
Two other tin-foil wrapped cheeses contained no tin.
The sample reported inferior was a so-called cream cheese.
Analysis proved it to contain only 10 per cent. of fat,
whereas cheese made from cream should contain not less
than 40 per cent, of fat. In the absence of a legal standard
no action was taken here.