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old brands, and was made like most of these from somewhat
skimmed milk. These condensed milks are up to our
standard, but that is too low, and milks with such an amount
of butter fat are not to be met with.
Four Breads have been examined. One of these was
most suspicious of alum, but the greater exponent of the cause
was not alumina, but iron. The whole of the alumina only
came up to the admitted quantity per four pound loaf.
All four samples of Cheese were made with genuine milk
more or less skimmed, but in every case the butter fat was
genuine.
Of eight samples of Butter, only one was found to be
almost altogether fat, other than butter fat.
The certificates are all in the hands of your Inspectors.
Lady-day, 188G.
During the quarter just passing, I have examined forty.
Milks. Besides thirteen samples which were adulterated,
respectively, with 16, 9, 26, 13, 31, 7, 17, 12, 7, 15, 24, and
7 per cent. of added water; a considerable number had been
tampered with, although the amount of added water just
excluded them from prosecution. The undoubtedly genuine
milks were Nos. 176, 177, 179, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195,
205, 208, 210, 211 and 212.
The weather has been sadly contrary, and it is more than
probable that, in many cases, the adulteration could not be;