MILK ADULTERATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 20 April 1907, Page 2

MILK ADULTERATION.

the aucklaxo cases. I'er Press Association. Auckland, April 10. _ At Ihe Police Court to-d,iy Ihe hearof the charges gainst S.umicl Wood and Kdmiuid ('hisnnm, duinnien, of mixuig borae acid with milk supplied for human consumption were resumed. Hoth cases had been adjourned from last i'l'iday lo obtain evidence of persons from whom defendants (who both denied usmg the aeid) had obtained their milk, i, William lilewitt, from wl.oin Wood (obtiuned Ins milk, stated that neither | boric acid nor any other preservative liad been used in connection with his milk, lie hail had boric aeid on his premises, where it had been used by a veterinary surgeon, but he denied puttin« it in milk. °

Alexander Turbott, who supplied Cliisnian, made a similar denial, and said no presenative of any kind was ever on Ins pmniKcs.

A similar charge was laid against. 0 Itaylw*. Uvidwo in this ease wai I 1'; ''"l'lin-ate o.' analysis slewed ■ Hat 111' sample taken from defendant's imlk contained bone add at the rite of tu grains per fralloM. ill'. ISuumc, who appeared for the defence, said that defendant admitted using a preservative coii'icuid named which explained the pre sem-e of 1J.25 grains, of boric acid per pint in the milk, bu; this was less than the lowest limit .>' 4.8 grains per pinl i '"nitl m any similar cas.i in which there I lll ' l ' l ' l 11 conviction. Conse<pientlv he contended that in selling milk wiili'lhi>i quantity of aeid iu it defendant hud not woken the law.

Mr. Dyer, S.M., said lie had to decide whether the presence of boric aeid in nny (junntitv was injurious. Ajr ,j \ Pond, Colonial Analyst. said he consid,.',--' ed that the boric- aeid should not be given to children up to five nr six years in any proportion. I'c- thought i.hat the proportion found iu the sample in oucstion would be injurious to anyone.