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Dairies and Artificial Cream) Act, 1950. Its main objects are
to revise the provisions for protecting the public against the
sale of food containing injurious ingredients, and against the
mis-description of food and drugs in labels and advertisements,
and to provide fuller powers to secure that food is not contaminated
in the course of preparation, distribution and sale.
FOOD SAMPLING
During the year under review, 759 formal samples and 848
informal samples were submitted to the Public Analyst. Of
these, 13 and 27 respectively revealed adulteration or other
infringements, as follows
samples JNlon-genuine
Examined. Samples
Formal Informal Formal Informal
Milk 187 54 1 1
Condensed Milk — 8 — —
Ice Cream 3 24 1 6
Fats, cheese, etc. 49 26 2 —
Meat and Fish preparations 71 126 — 2
Cake Mixtures, etc.53 78 — —
Cereal preparations 55 57 — 3
Vinegars and Non-Brewed Condiments
28 26 3 4
Herbs 33 42 2 2
Spices and Condiments . 58 63 1 1
Pickles. Sauces, etc. 18 27 1 1
Jams and Preserves 19 16 — —
Wines, Spirits and Ales — 36
Soft Drinks — 28 — —
Beverages 54 33 — —
Medicine preparations 23 82 — 3
Canned Fruit 14 23 2 1
Dried Fruit 30 17 — —
Canned Vegetables 9 19 — —
Custard Powders, Jellies, etc. 18 37 — 2
Confectionery 32 20 — —
Miscellaneous 6 6 — 1
Totals 759 848 13 27
Formal Samples:
No.
Sample of
Result.
Action taken.
603
Sage.
Contained 20% of a foreign
leaf, probably a
species of Cistus.
Summons.
760
White Pepper.
Contained 20% Wheat
flour.
Summons.
7
Sage.
25% foreign leaf probably
Cistus.
Letter to importers.