BORIC ACID IN MILK.

Feilding Star, Volume I, Issue 251, 27 April 1907, Page 2

BORIC ACID IN MILK.

• A WARNIN* TO DAIRYMEN. (PXB PBBSB ASSOCIATION.] Auckland, April 26. Judgment was given this afternoon by Mr R. W. Dyer, S.M., in dairy prosecutions, in which David S. Ireland, Jno. Bayliss, Edmund Crisman, and Samuel Wood were charged witir mixing boric acid with milk for human consumption. His Worship said that the boric acid in the milk must have oome there by human agency. He had no hesitation in holding that boric acid introduced into milk, irrespective of quantity, was injurious. Bayliss admitted using a certain amount of a compound named. "Preservitas,"" which contained a proportion of boric acid. With regard tothe others, both defendants and suppliers denied adulterating the milk ■ in any way. Obviously some one was not telling the truth. On the facts he was prepared to hold that the defendants, and not the suppliers, introduced the acid or some compound . containing boric acid, for they were ', the persons who had the greatest interest in keeping the milk from going sour. All the defendants wouldbe convicted. Bayliss, who admitted using "Preservitas," but did not know that he was doing, wrong would be fined 90s and costs. The other three defendants would each be fined j £6 and costs. In these cases he had / not inflicted heavy fines, but in any future cases which came before him, except "under exceptional circumstances, he would inflict the maximum penalty. ■■ Mr Northoroft gave notice of ap- ■ peal on behalf of his client (Chris-, man). ' *"