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Kensington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Food & Drags (Milk and Dairies) Act,
Date of operation 1st October, 1949
This Act amends the provisions of the Food and Drugs Act,
1938, relating to Milk and Dairies Regulations, but does not
materially alter the Council's functions.
Milk (Special Designation) Act, 1949
Date of operation 1st October, 1949
Under this Act it is obligatory to use special designations
in regard to milk sold by retail for human consumption
in any area declared by the Minister of Pood to be a
specified area. No area had been specified by the end of the
year.
Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations, 1949
Date of operation 1st October, 1949.
These regulations amend and re-enact the Milk (Special
Designation) Regulations, 1936/1948, so far as they relate
to raw milk. Under these new regulations the special
designations, when applicable, continue to be "Tuberculin
Tested" and "Accredited".
Producers' licences are granted by the Minister of
Agriculture and Fisheries, and dealers' licences are granted
by the Council. Pees for licences are abolished.
There is a new provision in regard to sampling
requiring any sample taken to be transferred immediately to
a sealed container, not artificially cooled, for transport
to the laboratory, unless the time taken in transport is
more than two hours.
During the year particulars of licences granted were as follows
| Principal | Supplementary | |
|---|---|---|
| Dealers licences to bottle and sell Tuberculin Tested milk; | 1 | - |
| Dealers Licences to sell Tuberculin Tested milk; | 75 | 12 |
Twenty-five samples of Tuberculin Tested milk were
submitted for examination during the year, and of these 6
failed to pass the prescribed test. Warning letters were
sent to the vendors of the unsatisfactory samples.
Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurized & Sterilized Milk)
Regulations, 1949.
Date of operation 1st October, 1949
These regulations supersede the Milk (Special Designation)
Regulations, 1936/1948, so far as they relate to Pasteurized
Milk. Under the new regulations a licence is now required
to produce or sell Sterilized milk, in the same way as that
required in the case of Pasteurized Milk.
The granting of licences to both producers and dealers
of these milks is the function of the Council.
The regulations provide for the pasteurization of milk
either by (a) retaining at a temperature of not less than