BUTCHERS CHARGED WITH ADULTERATING MEAT.
Du.vEDiN, This day. At the Police Court yesterday six butchers were charged with selling to the Inspector of Adulterated Food qualities of butcher's meat containing lead and iron ingredients injurious to health. After the evidence of one witness for the defence had been taken the cases were adjourned. This witness Avas a traveller for a firm of salt merchants, and he .stated that his firm had supplied to this and other colonies a preparation termed " American ball," which was described in the dictionary as a tonic. Ho believed all butchers used it, but lie did not know what its ingredients were. In answer to a question put by the police the witness replied that he had had not sold red lead or iron to butchers, but sage, salt, and pepper.
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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3808, 28 September 1883, Page 3
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135BUTCHERS CHARGED WITH ADULTERATING MEAT. Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3808, 28 September 1883, Page 3
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