BUTTER PRESERVATIVE

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 May 1928, Page 3

BUTTER PRESERVATIVE

BORIC ACID PROHIBITION,

MR GOODFELLOW’S SUPPORT

A statement in defence of tne prohibition of the use of boric acid in the manufacture of butter was made last week by Mr W. Goodfellow, managingdirector of the New Zealand Co-opera-tive Dairy Company Limited. Referring to recent London statements on the question, Mr Goodfellow said: * * The New Zealand Co-opciativo Dairy Company has tor several years past been making the vvnole of its production without the use of boric acid. Prior to coming to the decision to do so, the company’s chief chemist carried out an extensive series of experiments over an extended period. Thoy amply demonstrated the fact that boric acid is unnecessary as a preservative in butter of good quality.” Undoubtedly boric acid was of value in the sale of lew vjuabty butter, and particularly in blent led butter. From private information received by the company, it was apparent that the objections now being voiced in London against the abolition of. preservative emanated largely from the blending trade. As a matter of fact, his company’s sales of carton butter had materially expanded in recent months as the direct result of multi], m shops sell; ing carton butter instead of the blended article as hitherto.

“The compulsory abolition of the use of preservatives, in the manufacture of butter has, therefore, indirectly been of great benefit to countries like New Zealand, producing-a high-grade article,” Mr Goodfcllow said. He was emphatically of opinion that it would be, a very foolish thing if the industry abetted any agitation for the cancellation of the restrictions.