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Food and Food Premises.
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2. Cream sold as " Preserved Cream."
Instances in which samples have been submitted for
analysis to ascertain if the statement on the label as to preservatives
was correct:—
(1.) Correct statements made 20
(2.) Statements incorrect 0
Total 20
"Crystallised Boric Acid" was the only preservative
found.
Determination of milk fat in cream sold as "Preserved
Cream" :—
(1.) Above 35 per cent. 20
(2.) Below 35 per cent. 0
Total 20
In each of these samples the provisions as to labelling
were duly observed and no thickening substances were found
in any of the samples.
Bacteriological Examination of Milk.
38 samples of milk were examined for Tubercle Bacilli
under Section 5 of the Milk and Dairies (Amendment) Act,
1922, and in two cases the milk revealed positive evidence of
Tubercle Bacilli.
The following samples of graded milk were submitted
for bacteriological examination in order to see if the bacterial
content was within the standard prescribed for the appropriate
grade.