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Average composition of Milk Samples:—
Solids not fat 8.76%
Milk Fat 3.53%
Adulterated Samples.
The following is a detailed statement of the adulterated
samples and the action taken:—
Sample
No.
18
589
520
249
402
531
61
348
Sample
°f
Artificial
Cream
Powder
Baking
Powder
Bramble
Jelly
Cherries in
Light
Syrup
Chocolate
Spread
Dessert
Powder
Dessert
Powder
Marmalade
Adulteration or
Deficiency.
Consisted of cream substitute
powder containing
48% of edible fat, but
no milk fat.
Contained only 6.0% of
available carbon dioxide
instead of not less than
8%
Contained 67.8% of soluble
solids instead of not less
than 68.5%
Contaminated with sulphuretted
hydrogen and with
sulphides of iron, contained
0.1% of compounds
of iron calculated
as iron.
Contained 13% by weight
of large hard angular
crystals of sugar.
Contained 220 parts per
million by weight of sulphur
dioxide.
The article did not contain
salt, although this was
one of the ingredients
specified on the label.
The label attached to this
article specified the ingredients
as Fresh Mangoes
packed with refined
sugar.
Remarks.
Undertaking from Manufacturer
to re-label article
"Synthetic Cream Powder"
accepted.
This article was withdrawn
from sale.
Manufacturer's explanation
accepted.
Matter referred to Ministry
of Food—Food Standards
Division.
Importers agreed to withdraw
this article from
sale.
This article was an imported
one: importation
had been discontinued
for some considerable
time, and the remainder
of the stock was withdrawn
from sale.
Manufacturer's explanation
accepted.
The Producers had used
old labels which had
originally been printed
for use on tins containing
Mangoe Jam. The
labels had been overprinted
"Marmalade,''
but the specification of
the ingredients had re
mained unaltered. The
Importers agreed to have
the stock re-called and
to alter the labels.