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given. This loss amounted to less than 1 per cent. Further evidence for
the prosecution was given by a public analyst and manufacturing chemist,
who gave figures showing the slight loss of ammonia during manufacture.
Although both chemists giving evidence for the defence had admitted
the theoretical standard on which my certificate was based, a pamphlet was
produced, described as "Local Government Dept., Revised Standard for
Pharmacopoeial Preparations," which, it was stated, contained a standard
for ammonia in the Tincture. No intimation as to the origin of this pamphlet
was given, and the supposed standard was a minimum figure only. On
inquiry at the Ministry of Health, it was stated that no such pamphlet could
be traced, but it was eventually found that this was a publication of the
Irish Free State.
The case was adjourned a number of times and numerous points were
raised and argued, but finally the vendor was fined £2 with £15 15s. costs.
Poor Quality Samples.
These include samples of inferior grade or of suspicious nature and
consist chiefly of milk.
43 or 4.7 per cent. of the total milk samples showed slight deficiencies
in either fat or solids-not-fat.
Other poor quality samples comprised:—1 boric ointment (slightly
deficient in boric acid), 1 jam (containing 15 per cent. of glucose), 2 ground
ginger ("limed" ginger of inferior grade), and 1 baking powder which was
deficient in available carbon dioxide. (There is no legal standard for available
carbon dioxide in baking powder).
To these are added 8 samples of butter, taken in connection with butter
sample P 98, which were returned as being of suspicious or highly suspicious
character.
The Artificial Cream Aot 1929.
This Act comes into operation on June 1st, 1929. Briefly this Act
provides (1) that in any description of cream or artificial cream for sale,
which is artificial cream, the word "cream" must be immediately preceded
by the word "artificial";
(2) that receptacles used for conveying or containing artificial cream
when exposed for sale must be labelled with the words "artificial cream"
in large and legible type;