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Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1963.
Milk Licences.
These Regulations, as amended by the Milk (Special Designation)
(Amendment) Regulations, 1965, require that all milk sold by retail in
England and Wales shall be specially designated, and that retailers must
be licensed by the local authority to sell such milk. Licences are issued
by the Council for a five-year period and all current licences are valid
until the end of 1970.
The number of licences granted by the Council during the year in
respect of each designation, together with the total number in force at
the end of the year, are shown in the following tables:-
Designation
Licences
issued
in 1968
Total number
in force at
end of year
Untreated milk
-
107
Pasteurised milk
12
250
Sterilised milk
11
206
Ultra-heat Treated milk
11
160
Milk Examinations.
The following table shows the number of samples of Untreated milk
and processed milks taken during the year for examination in accordance
with the Regulations, together with the results obtained:-
Designation
No. of
Samples
Methylene
blue Test
Phosphatase
Test
Colony Count
Test
Turbidity
Test
P
F
P
F
P
F
P
F
Untreated
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pasteurised
75
65
10*
75
-
-
-
-
-
Sterilised
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
Ultra-heat
Treated
4
-
-
-
-
4
-
-
-
P = Passed F = Failed
* Of these ten samples of pasteurised milk that failed the
methylene blue test, eight were taken from milk dispensers
in snack bars and were caused by poor cleansing of the
equipment. Following informal action by the food
inspector, further samples were taken in each of the ten
cases and these were found to be satisfactory.
Milk & Dairies (General Regulation,s 1959.
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 cream in sealed containers) was 254.
Unclean milk containers.
It is an offence under these Regulations for any dairy fanner or
distributor to use for holding milk any vessel that is not in a state of
thorough cleanliness immediately before use„ In the case of bottled