[Report 1956] / County Analyst, Lancashire County Council.

  • Lancashire (England). County Council
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / County Analyst, Lancashire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    It is usual in this report to draw attention to any new Regulations made during the year under review which have special bearing on the work of the Public Analyst. The following list contains the more important of these :— The Milk and Dairies (Channel Islands and South Devon Milk) Regulations, 1956. The Bread (Amendment No. 2) Order, 1956. The Flour (Composition) Regulations, 1956. The Food Standards (Curry Powder) (Amendment) Regulations, 1956. The Food Standards (Tomato Ketchup) (Amendment) Regulations, 1956. In addition to the above new Regulations the Food Standards Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food published four reports during the year 1956. These made recommendations with regard to the limits for Copper in foods, the composition of Sausages, the composition of processed Cheese and Cheese Spread, and the use of emulsifying and stabilising agents in foods. The above mentioned new Orders and Reports are described briefly below or in the sections of this report which deal with the commodities concerned. It will be remembered that in this report for the year 1955 adverse comment was made in respect of the Bread (Amendment) Order, 1955, in that it provided for the production of a commodity to be known as ‘‘ National Milk Bread ” although the ingredient to be used was skim milk powder and not fresh full cream milk or full cream milk powder. It was felt that the use of the unqualified word “ milk ” in the name of this commodity did not convey to the purchaser the true nature of the ingredient present. Subsequently, however, the Bread (Amendment No. 2) Order, 1956, was made which came into force on the 30th September, 1956. The main purpose of this amendment Order was to abolish all price control on bread but the opportunity was also taken to delete from the principal Order certain definitions including that of “ National Milk Bread ” so that this name no longer has any significance. The Food Standards (Curry Powder) Order, 1949, prescribed a maximum limit for Lead in curry powder of 10 parts per million. The Food Standards (Curry Powder) (Amendment) Regulations v/hich came into operation on the 2nd August, 1956, have the effect of amending the previous Lead limit and increasing it to 20 parts per million. On the same date the Food Standards (Tomato Ketchup) (Amendment) Regulations came into operation and these prescribe a maximum limit for Copper
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