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addressed to the vendor of the eggs requiring strict compliance with the Order and
the necessary label was thereupon attached to the boxes containing the eggs.
No other breach of the Order was brought to knowledge during the year.

Sale of Foods and Drugs Act.
The Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations, 1925.
The Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Amendment Regulations, 1920.
The above regulations came into operation on the 1st January, 1927, except
that in the case of the following operation of the regulations was postponed to the
under-mentioned dates: —
(1) Bacon, ham, egg yolk and articles of food containing
preservative necessarily introduced by the
use in their preparation of preserved margarine 1st July, 1927.
(2) Butter, cream and articles of food containing
preservative necessarily introduced by the use in
their preparation of preserved bacon, preserved
ham, preserved egg yolk or preserved cream ... 1st January, 1928.
(3) Articles of food containing preservative necessarily
introduced by the use in their preparation of
preserved butter ... ... ... ... ... 1st July, 1928.
In the year 1927 ten articles of food were found on analysis to contain
preservative contrary to the provisions of the regulations, namely, Agar-Agar,
three samples, all contained boric acid; Cream, two samples contained
boric acid; TCaola, one sample contained salicylic acid; Lemon Squash,
one sample contained salicylic acid; Minced Beef, one sample contained
sulphur dioxide and two samples contained boric acid.
The following observations refer to samples purchased and analysed during
the year:—
Agar-Agar.
A firm of retail vendors of this commodity asked for advice as to its sale
having regard to the provision of the new preservative regulations. Three samples