The Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1883. FOOD ADULTERATION.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 262, 9 October 1883, Page 2

Manawatu Standard (PUBLISHED DAILY.) Suivant la verite. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1883. FOOD ADULTERATION.

Tradesmen will be anxious to learn the provisions of the Adulteration Prevention A ct, passed last session, which, comes into operation on the Ist of December next. We may say .thait these provisions are exceedingly'- stringent. Every baker must have-his full initials stamped m Eoman letters no|t less than an inch long upon, .every loaf baked by him or sold froai'his bakery, under a penalty of £5 for every lodf sold without betnjg' stamped. " He jis also required tinder the same penalty, to have the true weight of the loaf similarly stamped upon it m figures of like size. There is; an -equal penalty for every person offering lor ..sale jin any store; shop, 6r"builiding, Or m any street or open place of resort, anyloaf not so stamped, and any person, selling bread deficient m weight! In selling 'stale 'bread which is defined as bread which has been manufactured 24 hours or more, the stale loal niay be'sliort, weight, but the loss isito.be ;made; up by adding other bread, so that the customer shall receive the > "weiljht paid for, and .the > penalty of $5 .is prescribed for infringement of this rule. Bakers are. to sell' only m ' FrencK loaves or ' b|atch loaves' of two^ .four, -six, or.': eight pounds m .weight respectively, a £5 fine being again -imposed forinfri| n ge-. ment. J These provisions do notajppiy to 'fancy bread.' Inspectors are to examine from time -to time* tne bread offerei for sale m their '■ and test the weight df tne loaves— such -in'spectorsto be- appbiited by 'the, jlocal' authorities. Any purchaser of drugs ojr articles oi food may have them by a Government analyist on paymeut s^f a fee, and prosecute if adulteration i$ detected. Inspectors may procureanalysis^^samples; of food or idrugs by paying the ordinary price, and a £10 penalty for refusal to sell is provided. In purchasing for analysis the pur-: chaser shall divide the article into three parts, each to be sealed up-njne to be delievred *o the vender, one to theanalyisfc,.and'one retained by the purchaser for comparison. Samples- of imported wines or spirits may be demanded without payment by the inspector for analysis; ajyl if.adulteratidn [is discovered, the importer musit enter the bond, destroy the a adulterated liquor, or export itfrom the colony; failing which it is to be destroyed by the Customs. All milk andj other, articles of food, and all drugfi, must reach the s andards specified |m tke 'schedule to the Act; Spirits may be reduced m? strength, l?y dilution with . water to 25 degrees under proof m case of brandy, whisky, or rum'; or, to 35 degrees m the case bif gin. It is to no defence to a prosecution for adulteration to prove that the analyst's fee was not .paid ; of the purchaser, having bought for analysis, was not prejudiced by the sale, or that the article, ■ though defective m nature, or substance, orquality, was not defective 'm ill these respects. The fees recovered under this Act go to the locil body. I ;: