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(iv) In the case of skimmed milk (sweetened) :—
CONDENSED MACHINE - SKIMMED
MILK [or CONDENSED SKIMMED
MILK], SWEETENED.
UNFIT FOR BABIES.
THIS TIN CONTAINS THE EQUIVALENT OF
(a) PINTS OF SKIMMED MILK, WITH
SUGAR ADDED.
The declaration shall in each case be completed by inserting at (a) the
appropriate number in words and figures, e.g., "one and a half (1½ ), "any
fraction being expressed as eighths, quarters or a half.
For the purposes of these Rules milk means milk which contains not
less than 12.4 per cent. of milk solids (including not less than 3.6 per cent.
of milk fat) and skimmed milk means milk which contains not less than 9 per
cent. of milk solids other than milk fat.
3. The prescribed declaration shall be printed in dark block type upon
a light coloured ground within a surrounding line and no other matter shall
be printed within such surrounding line. The type to be used for the last
sentence of the declarations set out above shall be not less than one-eighth
of an inch in height (or if the gross weight of the tin or other receptacle does
not exceed twelve ounces, one-sixteenth of an inch in height), and that to
be used for the remainder of the said declarations shall be not less than onequarter
of an inch in height (or if the gross weight of the tin or other receptacle
does not exceed twelve ounces, one-eighth of an inch in height).
4. The label shall in addition bear the name and address of the manufacturer
of the condensed milk or of the dealer or merchant in the United
Kingdom for whom it is manufactured.
5. The label shall be securely affixed to the tin or other receptacle so
as to be clearly visible. If there is attached to the tin or other receptacle
a label bearing the name, trade mark, or design representing the brand of
the condensed milk, the prescribed declaration shall be printed as part of
such label.
6. There shall not be placed on any tin or other receptacle containing
condensed milk—
(a) any comment on, explanation of, or reference to either the statement
of equivalence contained in the prescribed declaration or the
words "machine skimmed," "skimmed," or "unfit for babies";
or