The Recent Calcutta Ghi-Adulteration Case
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analysis, Babu P. N. Mookerjee, the Municipal Magistrate, inflicted a heavy fine on the firm in question. The Health Officer of Calcutta (Dr. Neild Cook) is also Analyst to the Corporation, but it appears that the ghi was entirely analysed and reported on by Babu J. N. Dutt, the Assistant Analyst, who alleged that he had found 6 per cent of vegetable oil in it, and further that he had detected the presence of vegetable oil solely by means of a colour test with phospho-molybdic acid, called Welman's test. The (^'-contractors then got the Municipal Magistrate to send the same samples that had been analysed by Babu J. N. Dutt to the Chemical Examiner to Government, Bengal (Captain C. H. Bedford, d.sc., i.m.s.), and they were then subjected to two separate and independent analyses by the Chemical Examiner and by the Assistant Chemical Examiner, who found them of good quality and free from vegetable oil or any other foreign fat. The Chemical Examiner gave evidence in the Municipal Magistrate's Court and pointed out the utter impossibility of detecting so small an amount as 6 per cent of vegetable oil in any ghi. We have satisfied ourselves that this statement of his is supported by all the wellrecognized authorities on the subject. Furthermore, the opinions of the Chemical Examiners to the Government of Bombay and Madras
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