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Condensed Milk.
Since the coming into force of the Condensed Milk
Regulations of 1923 and 1927 no adulterated samples of
this article have been discovered in our Borough until this
year. One of the 27 examined had a fat content of only
8.87 per cent. in place of the 9.0. per cent. required by the
Regulations. The deficiency was, however, not considered
large enough to warrant a prosecution of the vendor.
Cream and Cream Confectionery.
One of three specimens of cream confectionery was certified
to be adulterated as the filling did not consist of cream.
Owing to conflicting decisions given by magistrates recently
in this type of offence against the Act, this Borough, in
common with others, has not felt justified in taking proceedings.
This seems to be a case where the permanent
Board under the Ministry of Health suggested by the
Society of Public Analysts to consider standards and
definitions would decidedly be of use. In such cases the
lack of standards operates to the disadvantage of the consumer
who used to buy this type of article under the name
of French or Vienna pastry and may be forgiven for
imagining that the change of name to cream pastry really
means that there is cream present in the filling.