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T 84 (Informal). 16.2 percent. deficient in carbon dioxide. A
further formal sample was genuine.
Zinc Ointment.
B 96 (Informal). Contained 85.2 percent. of benzoated lard.
These include samples of inferior grade or of a doubtful character and
are 38 in number.
16 of these consisted of milk. Other poor quality samples were:—
7 margarine and 1 butter (contained a slight excess of water), 2 ground ginger
(contained traces of sulphur dioxide), 2 ground ginger (contained a slight
excess of sand), 3 flour (contained heavy traces of persulphates), 2 pearl
barley (contained 0.14 and 0.26 percent. of talc, respectively), 2 cod liver
oil (contained slight excess of acidity), 1 cream (contained 23.4 percent. of
fat), 1 milk sugar (contained a slight excess of cane sugar) and 1 ammoniated
tincture of quinine (8.9 percent, deficient in ammonia).
Margarine.—In 14 cases the vendor had not complied with the requirements
of the Act with regard to labelling. In 5 of these cases the vendor
was cautioned, in the remaining cases the sample had been purchased
informally.
Milk. In 1 case for bottling milk other than on registered premises a
fine of 10s. was imposed.
Public Health Department. 96 samples submitted by the Public Health
Department were made up as under:—
35 samples were examined for the presence of preservative. Of
these the following 34 samples either contained less preservative than the
amount permitted by the Regulations or were free from preservative.
These samples consisted of:—Raisins (12), Sultanas (7), Muscatels (4),
Dried Apricots (4), Dried Apples (2), Dried Salad, Tinned Salmon, Tinned
Cream, Tinned Pears and Liquid Egg. These samples were satisfactory.
1 sample of Raisins contained an excess of sulphur dioxide and was
therefore unsatisfactory.
16 samples for export were satisfactory. These were:—Olive Oil
(11), Meat Extract (2), Brawn (2) and Cayenne Pepper.
9 samples of Formalin were examined. Of these 3 failed to comply
with the specification.
Poor Quality
Samples.
Offences
other than
Adulteration
Miscellaneous
Samples