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City of London 1926

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Table: ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING SAMPLES NOT REPORTED TO BE GENUINE.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION REGARDING SAMPLES NOT 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 30th June, 1926— Continued.
Milk3902% of added water........Consignor cautioned.
Milk40610% of added waterFined £1 and ₤1 1s. Costs.
Cream4160.21% of Boric Acid................Informal Sample.
Malt Vinegar417100% Vinegar other than Malt................Informal Sample. Declaration made on subsequent occasion.
Cream4720.02% of Boric Acid................Informal Sample.
Milk4908% of original fat abstracted........Vendor cautioned.
Calomel Ointment52025% excess of Mercurous Chloride........Re-sampled....Subsequent Sample genuine.
Milk5287% of original fat abstracted........Vendor cautioned.
Cream5330.34% of Boric Acid................Informal Sample.
Cream5400.08% of Boric Acid........Vendor cautioned....Same Vendor as No. 472.
Cream5410.09% Of Boric Acid........Vendor cautioned....Same Vendor as No. 416.
Sulphur Ointment557108% excess of Sulphur........Re-sampled.....Subsequent Sample genuine.
Cream5870.35% of Boric Acid........Vendor cautioned....Same Vendor as No. 533.
Milk5888% of original fat abstracted........Vendor cautioned.
Quarter ending 30th September, 1926. Purified Borax6570.0075% or 75 parts per million Arsenious Oxide.........Re-sampled....Subsequent Sample genuine.
Milk7055% of original fat abstracted........Consignor cautioned.
Milk7435% of original fat abstracted........Consignor cautioned.
Milk7685% of original fat abstracted........Consignor cautioned.
Quarter ending 31st December, 1926. Whisky82635.9 degrees under proof........Vendor cautioned.
Malt Vinegar83825% deficient in Acetic Acid................Informal Sample.
Butter (on bread)92593% foreign fat................Informal Sample.
Milk9614% fat abstracted........Re-sampled....Subsequent Sample genuine.
Butter (on bread)96893% foreign fatFined £2 and £1 1s. Costs.............Same Vendor as No. 925.
Margarine970Sold in plain wrapperFined £8 and £2 2s. Costs.
White Precipitate Ointment.1,01930% deficient in Ammoniated Mercury.................Informal Sample.
White Precipitate Ointment.1,04314% deficient in Ammoniated Mercury.........Vendor cautioned....Same Vendor as No. 1,019.
Milk1,04712% of original fat abstractedCase withdrawn on payment of £1 1s. Costs.........Third portion burst.