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123 of the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, make it an offence to sell,
consign or deliver any raw and unprocessed meat intended for sale
for human consumption which contains any added substance of a
kind specified in the Schedule to the Regulations, viz. ascorbic acid,
erythorbic acid, nicotinic acid, nicotinamide and any salt or
derivative of any of the above-mentioned substances.
The Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs (Amendment) Regulations,
1964.—Made under Section 23 of the Fertilisers and Feeding Stuffs
Act, 1926, these Regulations amend those of 1960 and now cover
nitrogenous gas liquor and its analysis. Further, the Regulations,
which are effective from 1st March, revise and simplify definitions
and certain methods of analysis and provide for the marking of
bulk containers or tankers containing liquid fertilisers and for taking
samples from them.
The Dried Milk Regulations, 1964.—Effective from 11th
March, 1965, these Regulations re-enact with amendments the
Public Health (Dried Milk) Regulations, 1923/48. The principal
changes are:—
(a) minimum and maximum percentages are prescribed for
the milk fat content of dried milk;
(b) the upper limit for the milk fat content of dried skimmed
milk has been reduced and the description "dried low-fat
skimmed milk" is permitted as an alternative description;
(c) a maximum moisture content is prescribed for all descriptions
of dried milk;
(d) containers of dried skimmed milk are required, and containers
of any other dried milk are permitted, to carry a
declaration as to the milk fat content;
(e) the regulations do not apply to dried milk intended for
export or for consumption by a visiting force, to any sale
of dried milk to a caterer or manufacturer nor to any sale
for immediate consumption.
The Soft Drinks Regulations, 1964.—These Regulations, made
under the Food and Drugs Act, 1955, and fully operative from 2nd
June, 1965, revoke the Soft Drinks Regulations, 1963 (which would
have come into operation on the 20th July, 1964) and re-enact, with
amendments, the Food Standards (Soft Drinks) Order, 1953, and
the Food Standards (Soft Drinks) (Amendment) Order, 1954, and
the Soft Drinks Regulations, 1963.
The principal changes are;—
(a) standards of composition have been introduced for semisweet
and low calorie soft drinks and labelling provisions
for these drinks are laid down;