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Pepper.— One sample contained 40% of ground rice; 6
samples were genuine.
Tartaric Acid.— Both samples contained a very minute
quantity of lead—an impurity of manufacture, but in each
case the amount was too small to be injurious to health.
Commercial Tartaric Acid frequently contains traces of lead.
Whiskey.— Out of 13 samples 9 were genuine and above
the legal strength (25° U.P.), 1 was just below the legal
strength, being 25½° U.P., and 3 samples were watered down
to 34½°, 32½°, and 27½° U.P. respectively.
This completes the list of samples received.
If we exclude the doubtful cases of Milk and the Cocoas
labelled as mixtures, the total number of adulterated samples
is 31 out of 155—exactly 20 per cent; while of the samples of
Milk, 11 out of 63 (or 17.4 per cent.) were decidedly
adulterated.
I remain, Gentlemen,
Yours faithfully,
R. BODMER.
14, Southwark Street,
July 1st, 1891.