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(c) Bread Adulterated—Small por- This was mouse excrement.
tion of white loaf The bakery, situated
contained a pellet of outside the Urban
rodent excrement. District, had recently
been treated successfully
for mice infestation
and the evidence
pointed strongly to the
probability that the
pellet of excrement had
fallen into the flour or
dough from some contaminated
article such as
a sack or bag. A strict
warning was given that
proceedings would be
taken under the Food
and Drugs Act, 1955, in
the event of a similar
recurrence.
(d) Bread Roll Adulterated—Contained The Public Health
part of a smoked mittee decided to insticigarette,
approxima- tute legal proceedings in
tely ¾" x ⅛ this case. Before the
summons could be
served, however, the
Company concerned
went into liquidation
and the Committee
decided not to proceed
further.
(e) Pate de Foie Inferior—Label gives in- The Analyst took up this
gredients as pork liver, question with the impork,
milk, gelatine, porters concerned.
flour, spices, truffles.
"Doubtful of name
'pate de foie'."
(f) Pork Luncheon Meat Inferior—Meat approxi- No action.
mately 80% (low
judged by standard
of defunct Meat Products
Order—90%).
(g) Quinine Inferior—Anhydrous Communicated with Phar-
quinine 1.75; Am- macist who volunteered
monia 0.7 w/v. to remove remaining
(B.P.C. limit for am- stock from sale.
monia 0.85—1.05;
may have been lost
on storage.)