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ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OK STRAND DISTRICT
After an exhaustive inquiry, the Committee recommend:—
I. That regulations under Section 4, of the Food and Drugs
Act, 1899, be made by the Board of Agriculture.
II. (a) That in the case of any milk (other than skimmed,
separated, or condensed milk) the total milk-solids in
which on being dried at 100 degrees Centigrade do not
amount to 12 per cent. a presumption shall be raised,
until the contrary is proved, that the milk is deficient in
the normal constituents of genuine milk.
(b) That any milk (other than skimmed, separated, or condensed
milk) the total milk-solids in which are less than 12 per
cent., and in which the amount of milk-fat is less than
3.25 per cent., shall be deemed to be so deficient in
milk-fat as to raise a presumption, until the contrary is
proved, that it has been mixed with separated milk or
water, or that some portion of its normal content of
milk-fat has been removed. In calculating the
percentage amount of deficiency of fat the analyst shall
have regard to the above-named limit of 3.25 per cent.
of milk-fat.
(c) That any milk (other than skimmed, separated, or
condensed milk) the total milk solids in which are less
than 12 per cent., and in which the amount of non-fatty
milk-solids is less than 8 5 per cent., shall be deemed to
be so deficient in normal constituents as to raise a
presumption, until the contrary is proved, that it has
been mixed with water. In calculating the percentage
amount of admixed water the analyst shall have regard
to the above-named limit of 8.5 per cent., of non-fatty
milk-solids, and shall further take into account the
extent to which the milk-fat may exceed 3.25 per cent.
III. That the artificial thickening of cream by any addition
of gelatine or other substance shall raise a presumption
that the cream is not genuine.
IY. That any skimmed or separated milk in which the total
milk-solids are less than 9 per cent., shall be deemed to