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City of London 1922

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Table: ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING SAMPLES N0T REPORTED TO BE GENUINE.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING SAMPLES N0T REPORTED TO BE GENUINE.

Name of Article.Identification No. given to the sample in the Quarterly Report.Result of Analysis.If any legal proceedings were instituted under the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately.If any legal proceedings were instituted under Acts other than the Sale of Food & Drugs Acts, state result, showing fines and costs separately.If no legal proceedings were instituted, state briefly the course adopted in regard to each sample.Information, if any, as to previous convictions.Remarks on any point of special interest.
Quarter ending 31st March, 1922. Milkl11% of the original fat abstracted.... .... ........Resampled.... .... ....Subsequent sample genuine.
,,1898% of added water.... .... ........,,.... .... ....
,,23810% „ „Fined £5 and 17/6 Costs.....Same Vendor as No. 189.
Gregory Powder11455.2% of Magnesium Carbonate and 18.4% of Magnesia instead of 66% of Magnesia..... .... ........Vendor cautioned.
,,11571.6% of Magnesium Carbonate instead of 66% of Magnesia..... .... ........,,
Margarine211100% of Margarine.... .... ........,,.... .... ....Wrapper not properly marked.
Quarter ending 30th June, 1922. Butter251100% „.... .... ........Resampled.... .... ....Subsequent sample genuine.
„288100% „.... .... ........,,
,,292100% „.... .... ........,,.... .... ....,, ,, ,,
,,295100% „.... .... ........,,
,,38560% „Fined £2 and £2 2s. Costs.....26th April, 1912,Same Vendor as No. 288.
,,38790%Fined £7 7s. and £1 1s. Costs.Fined £5 and 17/6 Costs for similar offence.,, ,, 295.
,,527100% „.... .... ........Resampled
Milk2604% of the original fat abstracted.... .... ........,,
,,28210% ,, ,,Summons dismissed. Warranty proved......... .... ....,, ,, 260.
,,42710% ,, ,,.... .... ........Resampled.... .... ....Subsequent sample genuine.
,,4338% ,, ,,.... .... ........,,.... .... ....,, ,, ,,
,,4376% ,, ,,.... .... ........,,.... .... ....,, ,, ,,
,,46023% ,, ,,....„.... .... ....,, ,, ,,
,,4623% of added water.... .... ........,,.... .... ....,, ,, ,,
4% of the original fat abstracted
7% deficient in fat
,,5145% of the original fat abstracted.... .... ........,,.... .... ....,, ,, ,,
,,5174% ,, ,,.... .... ........,,.... .... ....,, ,, ,,
Extract of Coffee and Chicory261Faint trace of Salicylic Acid.... .... ........Reported to Sanitary Committee.... .... ....Letter forwarded to all these manufacturers, on the instructions of the Sanitary Committee, stating that the Committee did not consider that coffee extract or essence required the addition of any preservative.
Coffee Extract2624.9 grains of Salicylic Acid per lb..... .... ........
Essence of Coffee with Chicory264Faint trace of Salicylic Acid.... .... ........
Coffee Extract with Chicory2657.0 grains of Salicylic Acid per lb..... .... ........
Essence of Coffee with Chicory2667.0 ,, ,,.... .... ........
Extract of Coffee3643.5 „ „.... .... ........
,,3655.8 ,, „.... .... ........
Extract of Coffee with Chicory3724.5 ,, ,,.... .... ........
Essence of Coffee373Faint trace of Salicylic Acid.... .... ........
Essence of Coffee with Chicory3741.2 grains of Salicylic Acid per lb..... .... ........
,, ,, ,,375Trace of Salicylic Acid.... .... ........
Extract of Coffee376,, ,,.... .... ........
Essence of Coffee and Chicory3771.1 grains of Salicylic Acid per lb..... .... ........
Extract of Coffee3885.25 ,, ,,.... .... ........
,,38910.5 grains of Sulphur Dioxide per.... .... ........
,,390Trace of Salicylic Acid [lb..... .... ........
,,391,, ,,.... .... ........
,,3921.05 grains of Salicylic Acid per lb..... .... ........
Coffee Essence with Chicory4102.1 ,, ,,.... .... ........
Margarine26930% of Butter fat.... .... ........Resampled.... .... ....Subsequent sample genuine.
Mustard28926% of Wheat Flour and coloured with Turmeric..... .... ........,,.... .... ....,, ,, ,,
Honey400Faint trace of Salicylic Acid.... .... ........Reported to Sanitary Committee.
Extracted Honey402,, ,,.... .... ........
Honey403,, ,,.... .... ........
Gelatine4049.1 grains of Sulphur Dioxide per.... .... ........Reported to Sanitary Committee.
„4142.8 „ „ [lb..... .... ........
,,4154.2 ,, ,,.... .... ........
Whiskey42040.6 degrees under proof.... .... ........Resampled.
„42238.1 „ „.... .... ........,,.... ....,, ,, ,,
Rum45744.4 „ „.... .... ..........
Quarter ending 30th September, 1922. Cream Jelly5420.026% of Sulphur Dioxide.... .... ........Reported to Sanitary Committee.