MILK SOLD WENT BLUE IN ONE HOUR.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18418, 21 March 1928, Page 1

MILK SOLD WENT BLUE IN ONE HOUR.

HEAD OF MILK VENDORS’ J ASSOCIATION CHARGED. Although chairman of the Milk Vendors* Association, and a zealous worker for the raising of the standard of milk, Robert William Sansom, of Scrutton’s Road, Heathcotc, was convicted this morning on a charge that his milk had been under standard on January 24, 1925. It was stated by the; prosecution that the milk went blue! in one hour. < Mr 11. P. Lawry, S.M., was on th£ bench! * Sansom was charged with a breach of Health Regulations in that he sold milk under standard. Mr Brown, for the Health Department, said that defendant sold bottled milk. In one hour the milk was discoloured, whereas the minimum period for the milk going blue was three hours. There were two reasons for decolonisation—either that the bottles were dirty or that the milk was stale (that is, not cooled ). Mr Cavcll said that it was really unfortunate that defendant had to plead guilt}*. He was a member of the Sealed Bottle Milk Vendors’ Association, and he was. chairman of the association and was one of the most zealous members. The fact that the City Council had refused to grant a subsidy to Ihe association had added financial burden to the association. Defendant had carried out tests regularly in order to improve the standard of his milk. Previously defendant’s milk had always stood up to a five-hour test, and this was the first occasion on which it had failed. lie cotild attribute no reason to the low standard of the milk on the day that it was found bine. It was possible that his boy had milk thC lnferior water to cool the Mr Brown said that it was definitely clear that the milk was old miik. The milk was either stale or else it had not, been cooled at all. Sansom was convicted and ordered to pay costs.