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The Executive Committee continued to do everything within its power to extend
the Guild's publicity, and several attractive ideas were put into practice.
The work of the Guild continued to arouse interest among local authorities and
other bodies interested in food hygiene. It is interesting to report that requests for
information concerning the Guild were received from as far distant as Pretoria, South
Africa, and Sydney, Australia, and visitors to Holborn, some from abroad, from time to
time called requesting information.
As in 1950, the Holborn Borough Council were very helpful throughout the year
in publicising clean food in accordance with the powers conferred upon them by the
Public Health (London) Act, 1936, for the publication of information relating to health
and the prevention of disease.
Recent Legislation.
Ice Cream (Heat Treatment, etc.) Amendment Regulations, 1951.
These Regulations, made jointly by the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of
Food, appointed the 1st March, 1951, as the date from which local authorities may
require the use of thermometers to indicate and record the temperatures to which ice
cream mixture is subjected in the manufacture.
The Food Standards (Ice Cream) Order, 1951.
This Order came into operation on the 1st March, 1951, and prescribes standards
for the fat, sugar and milk solids content of ice cream.
The Food Standards (Cream) Order, 1951.
This Order, which came into operation on the 30th April, 1951, prescribes standards
for cream made from cows' milk.
Food Standards (Edible Gelatine) Order, 1951.
This Order came into operation on 1st August, 1951, and prescribes a standard for
gelatine for human consumption to become effective, in the case of sales by manufacture
on 1st August, 1951, sales by wholesale on 1st November, 1951, and sales by retail on such
later date as the Ministry of Food may by Order appoint.
Milk (Special Designations) (Specified Areas) Order, 1951.
This Order came into operation on 1st October, 1951, and provided for the coming
into operation on that date of Section (1) of the Food & Drugs (Milk, Dairies and
Artificial Cream) Act, 1950, relating to the compulsory use of special designations for
retail sales of milk in the whole or parts of London, and certain Home Counties.