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Unclean milk containers
It is an offence under these 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. In the case of bottled
milk, the term "immediately before use" is considered to mean at the
time the bottle is first filled and, therefore, any offence would be
committed at the time and place of bottling.
Five complaints were investigated during the year. Successful legal
proceedings were taken in one case concerning a churn of milk which
contained insect larvae. Two cases were referred to the local authority
in whose area the bottling plant was located and the remaining cases
were dealt with by informal approach to the producers at the request of
the complainants.
Composition of Milk
During the year, 122 samples of milk (all grades) were submitted to
the Public Analyst for examination. All were found to be satisfactory.
Channel Islands and South Devon Milk
The Milk and Dairies (Channel Islands and South Devon Milk)
Regulations, 1956 require that all milk for human consumption sold under
the specific description of "Channel Islands Milk", "Jersey Milk",
"Guernsey Milk" or "South Devon Milk" must contain not less than four per
cent by weight of milk fat. This compares with the presumptive milk fat
standard of three per cent specified for ordinary milk by the Sale of
Milk Regulations, 1939.