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matter in milk is prohibited by Section 4 of the Milk and Dairies Amendment
Act, 1922.
In connection with sample F 2 containing 3.4 per cent. of added water
15 churns were sampled at Paddington Station. The percentage of fat in
these samples ranged from 3.25 to 3.50 and averaged 3.36 per cent., while the
solids-not-fat ranged from 8.50 to 8.62 per cent. with an average of 8.53 per
cent. This is poor quality milk. If this milk had been of good quality the
addition of 3.4 per cent. of added water would not have been detected as the
solids-not-fat would not have been reduced to less than the legal minimum.
Although 3 to 4 per cent. of water can be added to good quality milks with
safety, it is not wise for both wholesaler and retailer to do so, nor is it wise for
a retailer to add small quantities of water when the milk is originally of
poor quality.
On one of the hottest summer days, formalin was detected in two samples,
H 38 and H 40. The vendor of H 40 was supplied by the vendor of H 38, the
summons against the vendor of H 40 was therefore withdrawn,
Hospital Samples.— During the year 10 samples were taken on delivery at
St. Peter's Hospital. 3 samples, D 19, D 20 and D 80 were adulterated and 2
samples S 45 and S 46 were of poor quality. The wording of the contract has
now been altered so that the milk supplied must conform with the requirements
of the Act. Under this new form of contract, proceedings were taken
against the contractor supplying the milk from which sample D 80 was taken.
It was stated for the defence that the churn had not been opened during
transit between the farm and the hospital and that although the milk supplied
by the farmers to the contractor was usually tested, such had not been done
on this occasion.
Butter.
Out of 168 samples examined, 6 samples were found to be adulterated.
A 29 Unlabelled bulk margarine bought as butter. Vendor fined
10s. with £1 1s. costs.
G 12 (Informal). Consisted entirely of margarine. A further formal
sample from the same vendor was genuine.
G 59 (Informal). Contained 0.01 per cent. boric acid.
G 61 (Same vendor as G 59). Contained 0.01 per cent. boric acid.
The vendor was fined £2 with £1 1s. costs, and the wholesaler
supplying the vendor was fined £10 with £3 3s. costs.
C 43 (Informal). Contained 0.02 per cent boric acid.
C 53 (Same ven lor as C 43). Contained 0.02 per cent. boric acid.
The vendor was fined £20.