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gave over 6 per cent, milk fat; 12 per cent, gave 4.5 per
cent, milk fat; 16 per cent, fell below the proposed
standard of 3.25 per cent., but were 3 per cent, or a little
above. In other words, in 100 samples of milk 16 would
have had to be certified as presumably adulterated by the
abstraction of cream, and it would have to be left to the
vendor to show that the milk had not been tampered with.
BUTTER.
Out of 21 samples of butter, four were found to be
either margarine or mixtures of margarine and butter.
Proceedings are pending with regard to three of these
cases, therefore the details must be deferred to a future
Report.
COPPERED BEANS.
A sample labelled "Macedoine de Legumes" was found
to be greened with copper, the copper separated by galvanic
action in a metallic form weighed 1.3 grain, equivalent to five
grains per pound of crystallised copper sulphate. The
sample was not divided according to the Act, so that no
further action could be taken. Such an amount of copper
can hardly be in accordance with the demand of the
purchaser; as to whether it is injurious to health is a
matter upon which medical opinion is equally divided.