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4. 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
dried milk, the prescribed declaration shall be printed as part of such label.
5. There shall not be placed on any tin or other receptacle containing
dried milk—
(a) any comment on, explanation of, or reference to either the statement
of equivalence contained in the prescribed declaration or the words
"partly skimmed," "machine-skimmed," "skimmed," or "unfit
for babies " : or
(6) any instructions as to dilution, unless either—
(i) the fluid produced in accordance with such instructions would
contain not less milk fat and not less milk solids than milk, partly
skimmed milk, or skimmed milk as defined in Rule 1 of this
Schedule, as the case may require ; or
(ii) such instructions clearly specify that the fluid so prgduced is
not of equivalent composition to milk, partly skimmed milk, or
skimmed milk, as the case may be.
6. Wherever the word " Milk " appears on the label of a tin or other
receptacle of dried partly skimmed or skimmed milk as the description or
part of the description of the contents, it shall be immediately preceded or
followed • by the words "Partly skimmed," "Machine-skimmed," or
" Skimmed," as the case may require.
CIRCULAR 325.
This Circular was issued in July, 1922, calling attention to
the case of a Milk Vendor who was prosecuted for selling milk
deficient in fat, and on the case coming before the Court, it
was shewn that the Vendor had held a good record for a number
of years and that during that period constant tests had given
uniformly satisfactory results. It was further shewn that
special circumstances existed to account for the milk being
deficient in fat on the occasion of the test on which the prosecution
was based. As soon as the Local Authority became aware
of the facts of the case they withdrew the prosecution.
The Minister of Health expressed the opinion that it is
extremely undesirable that a prosecution should be based