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The Milk and Dairies (Emulsifiers and Stabilisers) Regulations, 1962.—These Regulations, made under Sections 29 and 123
of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, came into operation on 11th
April, 1962, and prohibit the addition of any emulsifier or
stabiliser to milk and the sale of any milk to which such an
addition has been made.
The Milk and Dairies (Legal Proceedings) Regulations, 1962.
—Made under Sections 29 and 123 of the Food and Drugs Act,
1955, these Regulations, operative from 27th June, amend the
Milk and Dairies (Channel Islands and South Devon Milk)
Regulations, 1956, and the Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations,
1959, by specifically applying certain sections of the 1955 Act
relating to legal proceedings.
The Food and Drugs (Legal Proceedings) Regulations, 1962.
—These Regulations were made under Sections 4, 7, 13, and 123
of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, and by applying specifically
certain sections of this Act, they amend the regulations specified
in the Schedule as well as the Slaughterhouses (Hygiene)
Regulations, 1958, the Meat (Staining and Sterilisation) Regulations, 1960, and the Lead in Food Regulations, 1961. They came
into force on 27th June, 1962.
The Food Standards (Table Jellies) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations, 1962.—Effective from 12th July these
Regulations revoke the Food Standards (Table Jellies) Order, 1949,
as amended and exempts from laid-down standards, prepacked
foods which are labelled in accordance with the provisions of the
Labelling of Food Order, 1953.
The Emulsifiers and Stabilisers in Food Regulations, 1962.—
Made under Sections 4, 7, and 123 of the Food and Drugs Act,
1955, and operative from 14th July of the current year, these
Regulations prohibit, with certain exceptions, the use of emulsifiers
and stabilisers in foods.
The Milk and Dairies (Preservatives) Regulations, 1962.—
The addition of any preservative to milk and the sale of any
milk to which such an addition has been made is prohibited under
these Regulations which came into operation on 26th July.
The Preservatives in Food Regulations, 1962.—These Regulations re-enact with amendments the Public Health (Preservatives
etc. in Food) Regulations, 1925/58, and they came into force on
26th July of this year. Inter alia, they extend the list of permitted
preservatives in specified foods and some foods are to be permitted
to contain an excess of the limits under certain circumstances.