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adulterated, the adulterations consisting of (1) added margarine
(15), varying from a miniumum 15 per cent, to a
maximum 100 per cent. viz.: 15, 31, 57, 62, 75, 90, 90,
90, 91, 95, 95, 95, 95, 100 and 100 respectively; (2)
preservatives present (16), varying from a minimum 0.02
per cent, to a maximum 0.70 per cent, crystallised boric
acid respectively.
In 21 cases, no summonses were taken out for the following
reasons: (1) amounts of adulteration being too small
(17), viz.: (a) margarine 15 per cent., and (b) boric preservatives,
viz.: 0.02, 0.05, 0.05, 0.07, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09,
0.25, 0.30, 0.53, 0.545, 0.545, 0.633, 0.633, 0.644 and 0.70
respectively;
(2) Vendor absconded before summons could be served
(1) viz.: 90 per cent margarine;
(3) Paper wrapper found to be marked with the word
"Margarine" (1), viz.: 100 per cent. Margarine;
(4) The samples being taken informally (2), viz.: 95
and 95 per cent, margarine respectively.
The total fines amounted to £43 with £10 3s. 6d. costs.
(c) Margarine.
69 samples of margarine were taken, but none were declared
by the Analyst to be adulterated.
(d) Cream.
6 samples (one preserved) were taken, and of these 4
including the preserved cream (i.e., 66.6 per cent.), were
declared by the Analyst to be adulterated, the adulterations
consisting of the presence of preservatives, viz.: (a) ordinary
cream 0.198, 0.227 and 0.285 per cent, of crystallised boric
acid respectively; (b) preserved cream 0.045 per cent, of
crystallised boric acid in excess of that declared upon the
label.