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Offences These are 10 in number and include 2 unsatisfactory milk samples
Adufteration previously referred to under the "Bacteriological examination of milk."
The remaining offences are :—
Milk. In 4 cases, for bottling milk other than on registered premises
the defendants paid a fine of £2t a fine of £\, a fine of 10s., and
£1 Is. Od. costs respectively.
Margarine. In 4 cases the vendor had not complied with the requirements
of the Act with regard to labelling. In 3 of these
cases the sample had been purchased informally and in 1 case
proceedings were taken.
G 91. Un'abelled bulk, contained in a box marked " Butter."
Vendor fined £2 with £2 2s. Od. costs.
Miscellan- Public Health Department. 151 samples submitted by the Public Health
eous Samples
Department were made up as under :—-
107 samples were examined for the presence of preservative. Of
these the following 65 samples either contained preservative in an amount
less than that permitted by the Regulations or were free from preservative.
These samples were satisfactory.
Raisins (28), Raspberry Pulp (27), Sultanas (4), Strawberry Pulp (3),
Black Currant Pulp, Meat Extract and Dried Apricots.
The following 42 samples were unsatisfactory :—
Raspberry Pulp (37), foreign origin, contained an excess of sulphur
dioxide; Raisins (3) foreign origin, contained an excess of sulphur dioxide;
Saveloy, contained 13 parts sulphur dioxide per million without declaration
by notice or label, and Jellied Veal, foreign origin, contained 0 07 per
cent, of boron compounds expressed as boric acid.
18 samples examined with regard to their fitness for human consumption
were:—
Unsatisfactory samples:—Chocolates (2) foreign origin : Chocolates
(2), Rice (2), Flour, Oatmeal, Blue Peas, Dessicated Cocoanut. All the
above samples contained insects in various stages of development (moths,
caterpillars with excremental material, eggs, weevils, etc.)
Mexican Tea (2), foreign origin, mouldy.
Satisfactory samples:—Chocolates (3), Chocolate Cream, Custard
Powder and Milk.