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This Council's responsibility for enforcing the previous Regulations
is continued under these new Regulations.
The Foot and Mouth Disease (Imported Meat) Order, 1968
This Order, which applies to Great Britain, came into operation
on 26th January, 1968.
The Order prohibits the removal from store of all fresh or
refrigerated meat or offal of carcases of animals landed in Great
Britain other than from countries scheduled to the Order, except
in accordance with a licence issued by the Minister of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Food or the Secretary of State for Scotland.
Other Food Legislation
In addition to the foregoing legislation, the undermentioned food
Regulations were enacted during the current year:—
The Fish and Meat Spreadable Products Regulations, 1968, super—
sede the Food Standards (Fish Paste) Order, 1951, as amended,
and the Food Standards (Meat Paste) Order, 1951, as amended
and come into operation on 15th March, 1971.
The Skimmed Milk with Non-Milk Fat (Amendment) Regulations,
1968, became operative on 26th September, 1968 They revoked
the Skimmed Milk with Non-Milk Fat (Amendment) Regulations,
1966.
The Canned Meat Product (Amendment) Regulations, 1968, and
The Sausage and Other Meat Product (Amendment) Regulations,
1968.—These Regulations respectively amend the Canned Meat
Product Regulations, 1967, and the Sausage and Other Meat
Product Regulations, 1967, and come into force on 4th January,
1969, so that the principal Regulations will take effect as amended
when they come into force on 31st May, 1969.
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Circular 25/68 lists
in the Appendix chemical products which have been approved
between 1st October, 1949, and 31st December, 1967, for the
cleansing of milk tankers, vessels or appliances as alternatives to
scalding with boiling water or steam. Circular 61/68 contains a
supplementary list of chemical products approved for such purposes
between 1st January, 1968, and 30th June, 1968. For the
purpose of the Public Health (Imported Food) Regulations, 1937/
48, and, subsequent to their revocation, the Imported Food
Regulations, 1968, this Ministry issued Circulars officially recog—
nising certificates in respect of the following: Argentine Republic,
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
Cyprus, Denmark, Federal Republic of Germany, Finland, France,
Iceland, Italy, Hungary, Lebanon, Netherlands, New Zealand,