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A compound syrup of figs contained 100 parts of salicylic
acid per million; in a preparation largely used for
children and invalids this preservative is undesirable.
A specimen of Seidlitz powder was found to be deficient
in the content of tartaric acid in the white packet to the
extent of 20 per cent., whilst the blue packet contained the
correct quantities of sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt,
but contained saccharine as a foreign ingredient. The
label on this was misleading in that it represented the
sample to be " an improvement on the B.P. formula."
NEW ACTS, ORDERS AND REGULATIONS.
The Milk (Special Designations) Order, 1936, came into
operation on 1st June last. Reference was made to a draft
of this Order in my last Annual Report, but some
important alterations were made in the draft by the
Minister of Health after consideration of the representations
made to him.
The new Order has two main objects—to transfer from
the Minister to Local Authorities the duty of granting
licences to producers of certain graded milks and to improve
and simplify the special designations in the Orders of 1923
and 1934.
The designations previous to the present Order were
" Certified," " Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)," "Grade A"
and " Pasteurised." The existence of so many grades did
not give a clear indication to the consumer of the nature
of the milk purchased. Therefore, the grades are now
reduced to three—" Tuberculin Tested," " Accredited "
and " Pasteurised."
Tuberculin Tested " has replaced the previously
existing designations " Certified " and " Grade A (Tuberculin Tested)," the chief characteristic of which was that
both milks came from herds which had been subjected to a