Boric compounds as food preservatives
1926-06 1926 1920s 8 pages - 2 - is coincident with the increased consumption of preserved and tinned foods. This is quite true, but it is also true that the increase of cancer is coincident with the increased use of baths, and the decreased use of horses for transport. The attitude of the more caut...
| Institution: | MCR - The Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick |
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June 1926
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| Summary: | 1926-06
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- 2 - is coincident with the increased consumption of preserved and tinned foods. This is quite true, but it is also true that the increase of cancer is coincident with the increased use of baths, and the decreased use of horses for transport. The attitude of the more cautious scientist is well represented by that of J.E. Adams, M.S., F.R.C.S., speaking at the Institute of Hygiene on the 27th November, 1925:- "There is no reason why a ban should be placed upon cold storage, but less certainly exists in the case of preservatives, which may be taken in greater proportions than the body can stand. They may destroy vitamins; they may be cellular poisons; and they may lower resistance to harmful foodstuffs.” There is a general consensus of opinion that preservatives are particularly objectionable in those foodstuffs which form an important part of the diet of children or invalids. (2) Physical Methods. Vendors of foodstuffs have often stated that chemical preservatives are essential: they are not essential, and although their prohibition presents difficulties, they are difficulties which can be overcome. Thus the Committee on Food Preservatives cf 1901 reported that:- "It has been put before us that it is not possible to supply large towns, especially London, with new milk without the aid of preservatives, but we have abundant evidence to prove that this is no more than a matter of organisation and system." That this opinion was correct was shown by the fact that in 1912 the addition of boric acid to milk was made illegal, and nowadays it is very exceptional to find preservatives in milk. By the physical methods of cooling milk at the farm, by pasteurising, and by improved transport, milk is delivered in London in a fairly sweet condition. One cannot say that the dietetic value of the milk is entirely unimpaired by pasteurising, and further research on its effects on milk are needed. (See Final Report of the Astor Committee, Cd-483/1919)
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