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Cocoa powder to which alkali has been added should have some
special designation to indicate that it is a compound article.
Seidlitz Powders.
During 1926 and the previous year, samples of Seidlitz powders
were examined and found to be deficient in weight.
Seidlitz powders are put up in two packets, which must be mixed
before use, and to obtain the desired effect the respective weights should
be those specified by the British Pharmacopoeia. If one packet is
deficient in weight the resulting mixture is unsatisfactory.
There appears to be some difficulty in dealing with short weight
under the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts, so unfortunately no action was
taken in these cases.
The powders were purchased from general shops and were sold as
received from the wholesalers.
Condensed Milk Regulations.
Four samples of full-cream condensed milk and 4 samples of machineseparated
condensed milk were examined.
These were all satisfactory.
Dried Milk Regulations.
Two samples of full-cream dried milk were examined and found to
be satisfactory.
Bacteriological Examination of Milks.
One sample of "Certified" Milk and 79 samples of Grade "A"
(T.T.) milk were examined bacteriologically.