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Tinned Tomatoes — 1 l — —
Tinned Peas — 1 1 — —
Tincture of Iodine — 1 — 1 — See (g)
Tomato Ketchup — 6 6 — —
Vinegar — 3 3 — —
Vitamin Tablets — 1 1 — —
Worcester Sauce — 1 1 — —
— 237 228 5 4
NATURE OF ADULTERATION.
(a) Serial No. 601.
Apple and Strawberry Jam. Soluble
Solids 67.0%. Likely fruit content:
apple 50, strawberry 7%. This estimation
liable to large margin of error.
Inferior.
(b) Serial No. 591.
Sterilised Milk. Contained four small
fragments of cork, the largest approximately
| x | x 1/16th inch and the
smallest the size of a pin head.
Inferior.
(c) Serial Nos. 589 and 594.
Tuberculin Tested (Channel Islands)
Milk. Samples showed a deficiency
of 12.5% and 11.25% respectively
minimum fat content. Adulterated.
(d) Serial Nos. 629 and 655.
Tuberculin Tested (Channel Islands)
Milk. Samples showed a deficiency
of 8.75% and 10% respectively
minimum fat content. Adulterated.
(e) Serial No. 631.
Foreign matter found in bottle of
milk. Consisted of a "skin" of partially
dried milk which was permeated
by mould growths. Inferior.
(f) Serial No. 699.
Tinned Ham and Chicken Roll. Meat
61% (Food Standards Committee
Report recommended minimum 65%)
Inferior.
(g) Serial No. 743.
Tincture of Iodine. Iodine 3.16, Potassium
iodide 3.22 w/v B.P. upper
limit for each 2.7 w/v. Inferior.
REMARKS.
No action.
As the cork almost certainly came
from the bottle's metal cap, no
further action was taken.
As the source of supply of the milk
in question was outside this local
Authority's district, the matter was
taken up by the Milk & Milk Products
Division of the Ministry of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and
subsequent samples proved to be
satisfactory.
After investigation, it was arranged
that the producer should mix the
morning and evening milk together
and thereafter follow-up samples
proved to be quite satisfactory.
This matter was taken up with the
dairy concerned and a warning
issued.
The attention of the Manufacturer
concerned was drawn to the deficiency
in the meat content.
The adulteration was thought to be
due to evaporation and an appropriate
warning was given to the
pharmacist concerned.