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The Artificial Sweeteners in Food Regulations, 1969.
The above Regulations which came into force on the 1st January,
1970, were made under Sections 4, 7 and 123 of the Food and
Drugs Act, 1955, and apply to England and Wales only and supersede
the Artificial Sweeteners in Food Regulations, 1967.
The principal change is that cyclamic acid, calcium cyclamate
and sodium cyclamate are no longer permitted sweeteners or
permitted ingredients in artificial sweetening tablets.
The Soft Drinks (Amendment) Regulations, 1969.
These Regulations were made under Sections 4, 7 and 23 of the
Food and Drugs Act, 1955, and came into operation on the 1st
January, 1970.
The Regulations:
(a) amend the definition of "permitted artificial sweetener"
in the principal regulations so that saccharin, saccharin
calcium and saccharin sodium (as defined in the Schedule
to these regulations) are the only permitted artificial
sweeteners;
(b) amend the requirements in Reg. 12 of the principal regulations
as to declarations on the sale of soft drinks in or
from vending machines;
(c) make changes in the forms of expressions, specified in
Reg. 13 of the principal regulations, for labels of containers
of soft drinks containing any permitted artificial
sweetener;
(d) amend the specifications for saccharin, saccharin calcium
and saccharin sodium in Sch.l to the principal regulations.
MILK
Milk and Dairies (General) Regulations, 1959
Under the provisions of these Regulations each person retailing
milk in the Borough must be registered as a Distributor. The
number of persons so registered at the end of the year was 210.
On 67 occasions the premises of distributors and dairies were
visited other than for sampling purposes but in no instance was
action required.
The Milk (Special Designation) Regulations, 1963 and 1965
There is one milk processing plant in the Borough in respect of
which a Dealer's Pasteuriser's Licence was in force on 31st December,
1969, as were the following licences in relation to milk
obtained in pre-packed form for sale to the general public:—