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48.
Camphorated Oil. One sample, D640, Informal, was 13% deficient
in Camphor. A further formal sample was genuine.
Glauber Salts. 3 Informal samples were whlly or partially
dried and thus did not comply with the British Pharmacopoeia.
Zinc and Castor Oil Cream. 3 Informal samplers were deficient
in Zinc Oxide to the extent of 17$. 12$ and 10$ respectively.
Further samples were not obtainable.
Fines and costs in three cases under the Food and Drugs Act
totalled £5 and £13.13.0 respectively.
Pharmacy and Poisons Act. 28 Informal samples were examined
and all complied with the requirements of Part II of the
Poisons List.
Sweets. A circular dated 6th November, 1951; from the
Ministry of Food, states that where the word "Butter" is
used In the description of sweets, the Butter-fat content
should be not less than 4 per cent. Two samples of Buttercreams
from the same vendor did not comply with this standard.
D683. Informal. Contained only 0.43% Fat,
D699. Formal. " " 0.48% Fat.
The vendor,was cautioned.
Miscellaneous Samples. 121 samples examined consisted of:-
14 Apples & Pears.
6 Apricot Pulp.
1 Bacon.
2 Bread.
1 Biscuits.
1 Cake.
2 Cake Flour.
1 Soft Cheese.
2 .Fruit Paste.
1 Fruit Salad.
2 Meat.
2 Meat Extract.
4 Cooked Meats.
1 Milk.
1 Milk Powder,
2 Bottled Pears.
2 Peppers.
1 Pineapple.
1 Rolled Oats.
2 Shredded Suet.
1 Sweet Wrappers,
4 Tea.
8 Tinned Cherries.
1 Tinned Fish.
8 Tinned Sandwich
Spread.
1 " Sausages.
4 " Vegetables.
7 " Soups.
24 Tomato Juice.
1 " Paste.
2 Mineral Waters.
4 Water.
1 Soft Soap.
6 Methylene Blue
Tests (see
Ice Cream).
Of these samples, 37 were unsatisfactory, as shown
below
CIO, Cll,
C12, C13,
C25.
Apples.
Contained Arsenic, 2.1 to 2.5 parts
per million, and Lead, 7 to 20
parts per million.