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Trade is four per cent. of fat-free cocoa. One of the
genuine samples contained as much as 8.7 per cent. of
fat-free dry cocoa. It is therefore clear that honest confectioners
have to compete against those who adopt the
mean practice of substituting for chocolate in these articles
something which is cheaper. People who buy these cakes
may be presumed reasonably to expect at least as much
cocoa as will give a flavour of chocolate; many not unreasonably
expect to get a particularly nourishing food; in
either case they are prejudiced if they are sold an article
containing no cocoa whatever.
Fines and costs imposed in the two cases taken to Court
totalled £10 7s. 0d.
Cocoa, Coffee, Tea, &c.
Eleven cocoas, five coffees, four teas, and five coffee and
chicory extracts were all genuine. One of the coffees was
labelled " Pure coffee without grounds—a dry extract—
the coffee part of the coffee bean. On analysis this proved
to be correctly described; it was quite a good article and
contained no foreign extractives and no added sugar.
Farinaceous Foods.
A sample each of rice pudding mixture and semolina
pudding mixture, and three each of rice and semolina were
genuine.
Three samples of flour and eight of self-raising flour were
also analysed. Whilst all the latter were satisfactory in
regard to their " raising " ingredients, two were reported
adulterated because of the finding therein of not less than
20 per cent. of potato starch. The same adulterant was
found in all the flours; two had 5 per cent. and the other
had 20 per cent. A fine of £1 and 10s. 6d. costs were
imposed in one case. All the samples which contained
potato starch were prepared by the same manufacturer.
One of the self-raising flours reported genuine consisted
of an ordinary type of this article, artificially coloured
yellow, and contained no egg. It was sold in a paper bag
upon one side of which it was described as " Egg Substitute