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Preserva- The Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) (Amend
tives in ment) Regulations, 1953, provide for the sale and
Food importation of certain specified dehydrated vegetables
which contain sulphur dioxide within prescribed limits,
increase the maximum permitted sulphur dioxide
content of jam, permit the presence of diphenyl in
citrus fruit imported in wrappers treated with diphenyl
and, for a limited period, the addition of borax to
margarine. These amending Regulations became
operative from 11th November of this year.
The Public Health (Preservatives, etc., in Food) (Amendment)
(No. 2) Regulations, 1953, re-enact the first
mentioned Regulations and include, as required by
law, an expression of the Minister's opinion that certain
provisions are necessary for preventing danger to health
or otherwise for protecting purchasers.
Labelling The Labelling of Food Order, 1953, was introduced to
of Food take effect from 1st April, except where otherwise
mentioned. This Order substantially re-enacts in a
consolidated and revised form the Labelling of Food
Order, 1950, as amended. Certain new provisions have
been introduced and the following list gives those of
principal import:—
(a) to define biscuits and flour confectionery for the
purposes of the exemption in the First Schedule ;
(b) to require retailers, who pre-pack food consisting of
two or more ingredients on the premises where it is to
be sold to declare on and after 1st July, 1953, the
ingredients on labels ;
(c) to permit the declaration on labels for intoxicating
liquors to be printed in light block type on a dark
ground or in dark block type on a light ground ;
(d) to impose requirements as to the labelling of French
coffee and Viennese coffee, such requirements to come
into effect by stages on the dates in the Fourth
Schedule ;
(e) to permit emulsifying salts (as defined) and edible
starch to be designated as such when forming an
ingredient of some other food ;