iigo Ac.RicTi/n'RAL PRODUCTS : trade: 



ments of infants cannot l^e satisfied by giving them milk deprived, of its 

 fatty matter. It is shown that it is not a matter of indifference from the 

 physiological point of view what is the age of the milk given to a new-born 

 child. The milk given to an infant should be suitable for the age of the 

 child. On the other hand, from the economic point of view, the writer 

 proves that it is not in the producer's interest to sell milk skimmed to the 

 extent of 85 o 'o and still less entirely skimmed milk. This trade apparently 

 can onl}- be remunerative if the skim milk is sold at the same price as the 

 whole milk. The writer therefore thinks it desirable to record the con- 

 clusions adopted b}' the Societ}' of Technical Chemists of P'rance at its sitting 

 of the loth May 1916, with which he is in complete agreement. 



In view of the fact that the prevention of frauds due to the mixing of 

 skim milk with natural milk presents the utmost difficulty : 



The Society of Technical Chemists of France is of opinion that far from 

 endeavouring to facilitate the sale of skim milk, or at anj- rate legalising its 

 sale by municipal or prefectorial orders, it would be preferable in the inter- 

 ests of public health and commercial morality not to modify the present 

 situation in any way, experience having shown that the municipalities 

 which have recourse to regulation of the sale of skim milk by numicipal 

 order, for the purpose of putting a stop to frauds b}' skimming, have only 

 obtained the practical result of bringing about the almost complete disap- 

 pearance of full cream milk ; 



Nevertheless, if it should be considered necessary for reasons of which 

 the Society has no cognisance whatever, to resort to control, such control 

 should be sufficiently severe and stringent to prevent a mother, in any 

 case, and in an}- town of France, who might be unaware of the danger run 

 by her child, being liable to have skim milk supplied to her in the place 

 of natural milk. 



