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(d) THE SALE OP MILK REGULATIONS, 1939. These Regulations require milk to
contain not less than 3% milk fat and 8.5% milk solids other than milk fat.
All the 211 formal and informal samples submitted to the Public Analyst complied
with the Regulations. The average content of samples taken was 3,5%
milk fat and 8,74% milk solids other than milk fat.
SECTION 68 (Powers of Sampling). Formal samples to the number of 407 as well
as 298 informal, making a total in all of 705 samples, were submitted to the
Public Analyst, who reported as follows:-
Genuine Adulterated
(a) Formal
Milk 61 -
Other foods 341 5
(b) Informal
Milk 150 -
Other foods 145 3
A detailed statement of all foods analysed is given on pages 16 18 of
the Appendix,
Adulteration. The following are details of the 8 adulterated samples -
Nature and Extent ,
Description of Adulteration Action taken
FORMAL
Glauber Salts Contained 84,3% of Anhydrous Sodium Vendor warned. (No
Sulphate instead of from 43 to remaining stocks).
48,5%.
Glauber Salts Contained 99 6% Anhydrous Sodium Manufacturer and Vendor
Sulphate instead of from 43 to warned, (Old stock
48.5%, withdrawn from sale).
Ham Paste 7.3% Deficient in Meat. Manufacturer warned
Baking Powder 48 8% Deficient in available Carbon Manufacturer warned.,
Di-0xide. (Old stock withdrawn
from sale).
Crab Paste Did not taste of Crab. Follow-up sample
factory.
INFORMAL
Ice Cream 13,3% Deficient in Non-fatty Milk Formal sample satisfac-
Solids. tory.
Meat Paste 16,4% Deficient in Meat. Formal sample
tory.
Ice Cream 5,3% Deficient in Milk Solids, Formal sample
tory,
PHARMACY AND POISONS ACT, 1933. SECTION 18 (Prohibitions and Regulations with
respect to sale of Poisons) enacts thatt except in the case of an authorised
seller of poisons selling from premises duly registered under Part I of the
Act, no person shall sell any poison included in Part II of the Poisons List
unless his name is entered in a local authority5 s list of sellers of such
poisons. The requirements applicable are laid down in this Section and in the
Poisons Rules and are briefly as follows: -
The sale must be effected on the premises specified in the local authority's
list.
The container of the poisons must be labelled with the various particulars
and in the prescribed manner.