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Sale of Food and Drugs and Margarine Acts.
A summary of the samples that have been taken and
submitted to the Public Analyst, and the proceedings taken,
will be found in Table IV.
Foods Unfit for Human Consumption.
One lot of fruit, consisting of oranges, lemons, and cocoa
nuts, and weighing together about 1 cwt., were seized while
exposed for sale at the entrance to the large blocks of
artizans' dwellings known as Vine Street Buildings: the
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articles were totally unfit for the food of man, were coney
demned and destroyed, and the vendor was afterwards
proceeded against, and was fined £3 and ordered to pay
2s. costs.
A large quantity of green bacon—namely, 22 tons
10 cwts. 2 qrs. and 3 lbs.—was seized while deposited at
Cotton's wharf, and by the courtesy of the magistrate,
Mr. Paul Taylor, was seen by him at the wharf, thus saving
the Board the trouble and expense of conveying the whole
to the police court for his examination.
An order for the destruction of the whole was eventually
given, and as a means of destruction the meat was sold to a
well-known firm of fat boilers; the meat was removed by
them to their places of business, and employees of the Board
were sent to witness the due execution of the order.
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