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On 1st October 1960 the Milk (Special Designation) Regulations
came into operation and these had the effect of consolidating and
re enacting with amendments the Regulations mentioned at the head of
this paragraph Their application to dealers' licences however do
not become operative until 1st January 1961
Registration of Purveyors of Milk
The arrangement whereby milk was sold from retail shops continued
and there were on the register at the end of the year 123 premises
so engaged.
Number of Inspections of milk dealers premises 151
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment etc ) Regulations 1959
Ingredients used in the manufacture of ice cream are required to
be pasteurised or sterilised and thereafter kept at low temperature
until the freezing process is begun As before, ice cream which has
been allowed to reach a temperature exceeding 28°F must be heat treated
again before sale.
Exempted from the heat treatment requirements are water ices
and ice lollies that are mixed before freezing and have a pH value of
4.5 or less.
During the year, the trend towards the exclusive sale of wrapped
ices continued Routine sampling has been carried out, and it is
pleasing to report that every sample has reached the highest grade of
cleanliness prescribed under the Regulations.