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Satisfactory samples were :—
(a) Raisins (12), Sultanas (4), Muscatels (2), Tinned Chicken (2),
Tinned Pig's Tongue, Preservative Powder, Tinned Cherries,
Minced Meat and Bulked Raspberries.
The above contained no preservative.
(b) Sultanas (15), Raisins (5), Orange Squash and Lemon Squash.
The above contained preservative in amount less than the permitted
quantity.
Unsatisfactory samples were :—
Belgian Chocolate Wafers (3) (contained 3.7 grains boron compound
per pound expressed as boric acid).
Orange Squash (contained 800 parts benzoic acid per million), Pepper
(contained 40 parts sulphur dioxide per million), and Danish Tinned
Sealachs (contained 760 parts benzoic acid per million).
Fit for Food—
16 samples examined with regard to their fitness for human consumption
were :—
Satisfactory samples : Peppercorns (3), Almonds (2), Shelled Walnuts,
Condensed Milk and Sugar.
Unsatisfactory samples : Shelled Walnuts (3), Prunes (4) and Raisins.
The samples of prunes represented different treatments of unfit prunes
with the object of making them fit for market. One treatment consisted
in soaking the prunes in water glass which restored the shiny surface,
This sample contained 0.75 per cent. of silica expressed as sodium silicate.
Export.
4 samples of Olive Oil for export were satisfactory.
Metals.
5 samples of tinned foods were examined for metallic contamination.
Satisfactory samples : Tinned Gooseberries, Tinned Anchovies and
Tinned Cherries, all examined for tin, and Tinned Sild, examined for tin
and lead.
1 sample of Tinned Pineapple was unsatisfactory.