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City of London 1907

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Table: SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1899. 19 0 7. RESULTS OF PROSECUTIONS.

SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACTS, 1875-1899. 19 0 7. RESULTS OF PROSECUTIONS.

First Quarter.
Sample.Nature and Extent of Adulteration.Result.
33 Milk16 per cent. fat abstracted£5 and 23s. 6d. expenses.
55 Butter100 per cent. margarine£4 and 22s. 6d. expenses.
59 „100 per cent. margarine£2 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
65 „100 per cent. margarine£2 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
85 „100 per cent. margarine£2 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
96 „100 per cent. margarine£4 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
118 Powdered Gentian Root.25 per cent. ground olive stones12s. 6d. expenses.
12140 per cent. ground olive stones12s. 6d. expenses.
Second Quarter.
201 Milk11 per cent. fat abstracted£2 and 12s. 6d. expenses.
282 Butter100 per cent. margarine£1 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
291 „100 per cent. margarine£3 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
321 Olive Oil100 per cent. cotton seed oil£5 and 21s. 6d. expenses.
329 Butter100 per cent. margarine10s. and 17s. 6d. expenses.
330 Milk52 per cent. fat abstracted£2 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
336 ,,28 per cent. fat abstracted£3 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
344 „17 per cent. fat abstracted£2 and 23s. 6d. expenses.
376 Prescription40 per cent. deficient in cinchona alkaloids.Dismissed, objection to form of summons.
396 Milk13 per cent. fat abstracted10s. and 17s. 6d. expenses.
418 ,,10 per cent. fat abstracted5s. and 17s. 6d. expenses.
432 Light Magnesia19.2 per cent. carbonic acid and water.£5 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
438 Milk7 per cent. added waterDismissed, warranty proved.
463 „11 per cent. fat abstracted£5 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
469 „28 per cent. fat abstracted10s. and 17s. 6d. expenses.
478 „17 per cent. fat abstracted10s. and 17s. 6d. expenses.
484 „8 per cent. added waterDismissed, warranty proved.
Third Quarter.
494 Milk13 per cent. fat abstracted£5 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
495 „11 per cent. fat abstracted17s. 6d. expenses.
515 „11 per cent. fat abstracted17s. 6d. expenses.
524 „11 per cent. fat abstracted10s. and 17s. 6d. expenses.
579 „13 per cent. fat abstractedDismissed, warranty proved.
592 „20 per cent. fat abstracted£2 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
627 „10 per cent. fat abstractedDismissed, warranty proved.
65915 per cent. fat abstracted£2 and 17s. 6d. expenses.
673 ,,33 per cent. fat abstracted£2 and 12s. 6d. expenses.
677 Prescription31 per cent. deficient in iodide of potassium.Withdrawn, 12s. 6d. expenses.
679 „55 per cent. deficient in cinchona alkaloids.£2 and 17s. 6d. expenses.