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Milk and. Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959
(a) Registrations
The number of persons registered under these Regulations at the
end of the year, to sell milk from premises in the borough (including the
sale of milk and cream in sealed containers) was 220.
(b) Unclean milk containers
It is an offence under the Regulations for any dairy farmer or
distributor to use for holding milk any vessel that is not in a state of
thorough cleanliness immediately before use.
During the year two contraventions were reported to the public
health department. In both cases investigations failed to reveal sufficient
evidence to justify legal action. In one case the Public Health Committee
authorised that a warning be given to the bottlers, and in the other case
it was decided to take no action.
Composition of Milk
During the year, three hundred and nineteen samples of milk (all
grades.) were submitted to the Public Analyst. Eight were found to be below
the legal and presumptive standards laid down, and the results of these were
sent to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. In three of these
cases legal proceedings were instituted, warnings were given in two cases,
and in the remaining three cases it was decided to take no further action.
The following table shows the percentages of milk-fat and non-fat
solids of the genuine samples of milk, other than Channel Islands and South
Devon Milk, taken during each month. It should be mentioned that, included
in these, are sixty-six samples certified by the Analyst to be genuine,
although the percentage of solids-not-fat was slightly below the presumptive
standard of 8.5%.
Month
No. of
samples
taken
Average percentages
Milk fats
Non-fat solids
January 29 3.70 8.49
February 29 3.55 8.42
March 14 3.46 8.43
April 21 3.40 8.53
May 15 3.28 8.65
June 8 3.30 8.65
July 13 3.46 8.60
August 1 3.95 8.60
September 15 3.47 8.62
October 18 3.68 8.65
November 24 3.81 8.70
December 21 3.75 8.66
Average for the whole year 3.57 8.58
Legal minimum standards 3.00 8.5O
Milk and Dairies (Channel Islands and South Devon Milk) Regulations, 1956
These Regulations require that all milk for human consumption