BRAND OF ALMOND MEALS CONTAINS POISON

Chronicle (Levin), 10 January 1947, Page 8

BRAND OF ALMOND MEALS CONTAINS POISON

warning BY MEDiGAL offider of health AUCKLAND, Jan. 9. j "Purchasers of grouml almond ineal J whieh has been on the niarket in the | Auckland provinee during the past few i months are advised that oue liranil at j least of thits. nieal has been fonnd on | analysis to contain poison sufficieiit to j constitute a danger if eaten under j cei'tain eonditions, said I)r. L. H. Davis.f medical ofticer of health in Auckland ; " A warning is given that in the mean ■ while no almond nieal sliould be usei! j Tinie has.not peruiitted full investiga j; of 411 brauds . ha? -i; but ht leas' J* ^Ai^Smufactured from f .proved. t're.* | fib"nipois6n/,so 'tliaf there is no need t» j consider all such nieal dangerous aii-1 j destroy it. • "Further information will be given j when all the faets are known aud il j possible such- brands as are free from ] suspicion will' be indicated Arrange | ments have already been maife to with | draw from sale stocks of tlie brand of | meal in question. "It may be explained that tlih poison is naturally present in bilt'Malmonds and certain other kernels, and apparently some of these linve been { used in the manu fac ture oi' this' part icu 1 lar meal. Almond meal rnade from pure sweet almonds is beyond srw bicion." Mt. Davis added that there had been no eases nf noisoning.