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Kensington 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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Article Analysed. Nature and Amount of Adulteration. Action taken.
Vinegar 3 per cent, of the required acetic acid deficient Vendor cautioned.
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Whisky 48 degrees under proof Proceedings. Fined £5 and 10s. 6d. costs
Wine, British 0.2 grains salicylic acid per pound Informal sample
| Nature of Offencc. | Result. |
|---|---|
| Selling pasteurised milk otherwise than in accordance with a licence granted by another authority | Fined £5 and £10 10s. costs |
| Selling pasteurised milk without a licence granted by this Council | Fined £3. |
Proceedings taken under the Milk and Dairies Order, 1926.
| Nature of Offence. | Result. |
|---|---|
| Bottling milk otherwise than on registered premises | Fined £1. |
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It will be seen that proceedings were taken in thirty-four cases, the fines and costs amounting
to £65 1s. 6d.
The Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) Regulations, 1925.—These Regulations were
made on August 4th, 1925, and have been amended by the Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in
Food) Amendment Regulations, dated December 10th, 1926, and the Public Health (Preservatives,
etc., in Food) Regulations, dated June 25th, 1927.
The effect of the Regulations and the amendments thereof is as follows:—
Preservatives.—No person shall manufacture for sale or sell, any article of food which contains
any added preservative ; but the following exceptions are provided:—
(a) The Regulations shall not apply until January 1st, 1928, in respect of butter, cream,
pearl barley and articles of food containing preservative necessarily introduced by
the use in their preparation of preserved bacon, preserved ham, preserved egg yolk
or preserved cream.
(b) The Regulations shall not apply until July 1st, 1928, in respect of articles of food
taining preservative necessarily introduced by the use in their preparation of preserved
butter.
(c) In regard to the foods mentioned in the first column of the following table, there will be no
offence under the Regulations in respect of the presence of either sulphur dioxide or
benzoic acid provided that the preservative is not present in a proportion greater than
that indicated in the third column.