Tinned Food.
Some light is thrown by the Lancet upon the mysterious cases of poisoning by tinned food which from time to time are reported. They are believed to be due to neglect of the caution against eating tinned foods that have been exposed to the air for some time after being opened. The exact manner in which poisonous substances technically known as ptomaires, are generated so rapidly is O it known with certainty, but the fact that they are produced in sufficient quantity to cause very grave symptoms of poisoning has been brought out in a multitude of instances. In one well-kuown ease the first half of the contents of a tin of lobster was consumed with no ill effect but the rest a few days afterwards proved extremely poisonous. It is suggested that as a safeguard, manufacturers might label the tins with such notice as " The contents of this tin are perfectly whole. some when eaten from the tin, and afford good food, but the public are advis-d not to expose the contents for any length of time to the injurious influences of the atmosphere." The Lancet write*: even goes so far as to suggest that some such warning might be insisted on by the Legislature.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 122, 21 November 1895, Page 3
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208Tinned Food. Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 122, 21 November 1895, Page 3
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