ADULTERATED JAM.
(By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, last night. At the Police Court to-day, A. and JMcFarlane, Irvine and Stovenson, and tlio Phomix Company were charged with selling adulterated jam. It was not contended that anything but pure fruit had been put in tho jam, and in the case of McFarlane it had been found that strawberry jam would not “ set ” or keep unless pulp of other fruit was mixed with it. In the cases of the other defendants, other fruits had been mixed with tho raspberry to the extent of from 14 to 16 por contrite Court decided that as the jam had been sold as if made from one fruit, whereas othor fruit was introduced, it was an otfonce under ths Act. It should have been labelled to show the fruits it was made of. Each of the firms was fined ■£)!, with costs, or total £5 14s.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 295, 20 December 1901, Page 2
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