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In addition to the above, Mr. Abraham Glass, 8, Black Lion Y ard, was fined
£2 and 23s. costs on July 30th for refusing t,o sell half a pound of butter.
Proceedings under the Dairies and Cowsheds Order.
March 13th.—Mr. Isaac Levento, of 242, Oxford Street, was fined £5 and 23s.
costs for keeping his milk utensils in a dirty condition.
On October 2nd, Mr. John Pritchard, of 156, Charles Street, was fined 10s. and
12s. costs for having dirty milk utensils on his premses.
On October 2nd, Mr. Charles Burton, of 33, Carr Street, was fined 10s. and
12s. costs for having dirty milk utensils on his premises.
Preservatives in Food.
It will be seen above that Boracic Acid is present in milk and butter.
In addition to milk and butter, this preservative is used extensively in the preservation
of cream, margarine, ham, bacon, sausages, and to a very small extent in
beverages such as herb beer.
With the exception of margarine, these articles are not analysed under the Foods
and Drugs Acts.
In addition to Boracic Acid, Salicylic Acid is also used, but to a less extent.
This preservative is generally added to beverages such as wines, beer, cider, and
temperance drinks, as well as to foods derived from fruit (jams and jellies).
Sulphites are also added to the latter.
A great quantity of raspberry pulp comes from New Zealand.
The action of the Sulphites is to take away the colour of the natural fruit and
to make it of a very much lighter shade. To obviate this, one of the aniline dyes
is often added to restore it to its natural colour before the jam which is made from
the pulp is put on the market.
The addition of Formalin to milk has also increased largely of late years. In
considering the effect of a certain preservative in a particular article of food on the
health of the consumer, one ought to take into consideration that it is not the only
article consumed that this preservative is added to. Take Boracic Acid, for instanct
The amount that is consumed in butter is not the only quantity that is absorbed
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