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(b) The examination made of milk fat in cream sold as preserved
cream :—
(1) Above 35 per cent. 25
(2) Below 35 per cent.
Total 25
(r) Instances where (apart from analysis) the requirements
as to labelling of preserved cream in
Article 5(1) and the proviso in Article 5 (2) of
the Regulations have not been observed ... 2
(have not been complied with and action taken.
Proceedings taken against one vendor. Defendant
ordered to pay .til Is. ()d. each on two
summonses.
3. Thickening substances. Evidence of their addition
to cream or preserved cream Nil
4. Other observations Nil
The Milk [Special Designations) Order, 1923.
This order, which requires that all sellers of graded
milk shall be licensed by tin- local authority came into
force on July 1st, 1923, and revoked the Milk (Special
Designations) Order, 1922, which had previously been
in force since January 1st, 1923. This order is a most
important one, and it will not, therefore, be out of
place if I give here a short summary of its main provisions
so far as they concern this Council.
The special designations under which milk may be
sold or offered or exposed for sale in pursuance of this
order are the following: "Certified," "Grade A
(Tuberculin Tested)," " Grade A " and " Pasteurised."
Licences to produce " Grade A " milk may be
granted by County Councils and County Borough
Councils, and every District Council is authorised to
grant licences to any person to sell milk as " Pasteurised,"
and to any person to sell milk as " Certified,"
" Grade A (Tuberculin Tested) " or " Grade A " otherwise
than from the establishment at which the milk