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were registered as Dairies at the close of the year.
The Milk (Special Designation) (Pasteurised & Sterilised Milk) Regulations
1989 and The Milk (Special Designation) (Raw Milk) Regulations 1949
Three designations are prescribed under the above Regulations: Tuberculin
tested, Pasteurised and sterilised.
Tuberculin Tested milk is derived from herds which have been submitted to
the tuberculin test and from which cows that have reacted to the test have
been excluded No animal may be added to the herd unless it has passed the
test, In addition, every animal of the herd must be examined by a veterinary
surgeon and the milk must have been produced under good hygienic conditions.
Tuberculin tested milk must be supplied in a properly closed container.
If the container is a bottle, the cap must bear the address of the
premises at which the bottle was filled and the words tuberculin Tested
Milk" Any other type of container must be closed with a tight fitting
cover and suitably sealed and labelled
Pasteurised Milk The term 'pasteurised' which is used freely today is
derived from the name of the French scientist Louis Pasteur who found that
the abnormal souring and fermentation of wines could be prevented by exposing
them to certain temperatures It was later discovered that heat
treatment applied to milk under satisfactory conditions not only destroyed
most of the souring organisms but also the various pathogenic or diseaseproducing
organisms Milk sold under this designation must be subjected to
one of two methods of heat treatment specified in the Regulations In both
methods the temperature is well below boiling point, It must be delivered
in containers closed at the dairy where they are filled, with a cap or
cover over-Iapping the lip of the container and labelled 'Pasteurised Milk'
Sterilised Milk is m Ik wh h has been, heated to a temperature of 212°F or
more.
All persons who pasteurise or sterilise, or deal in a special designated
milk, are required to hold licences, which, except in the case of
producers of raw milk, are Issued by Food & Drugs Authorities
Under the milk (Special Designations} Specified Areas Orders, all milk
sold by retail in the areas specified, must be one coming within one of the
above designations The County of London is one of the specified areas.